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    Cardiff University

    Media and Communications

    BA (Hons), 3 years

    Typical offer rate

    92–100%

    high entry

    Typical entry

    AAB

    ABB

    Grad employment

    90%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    75%

    Median grad salary

    £24,500

    15 months after

    Cardiff University's Media and Communications is a BA studying the structures, texts and social effects of media, drawing on communication theory, cultural analysis and media industry study. The programme is analytically oriented, with students examining how media shapes society rather than focusing primarily on production. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades. Offers are made around ABB at A-level.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Media and Communications at Cardiff University has a 92–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around AAB at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • Typical A-level grades: AAB
    • ABB
    • BBC

    About Cardiff University

    Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · Media and Communications

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.