Journalism, Media and Communication and Psychology
University of StrathclydeJournalism, Media and Communication and Psychology BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Strathclyde, based in Glasgow, taught full-time over 4 years. 83% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey, and graduates earn £22,000 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is ABB - BBB.
A-Level Entry
ABB - BBB
Typical offer · UCAS
Student Satisfaction
83.46%
NSS · Office for Students
Avg. Graduate Salary
£22,000
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
- Learn the skills and practices of contemporary journalism in a digital, multimedia era.
- Engage with the media and communication industry in Glasgow and beyond.
- Enjoy our programme of visiting speakers from the world of broadcasting, publishing, communication and newspapers.
- Enter your work in student competitions.
- Opportunities for media work placement experience.
- Acquire technical and professional skills in journalism, communication, information design and management, while learning about human behaviour, through studying conditions of behaviour, such as how we learn, remember, coordinate our actions and interact with others.
- Excellent training in areas such as problem-solving, communication, research methods and interpretation, which are valuable skills for employers.
Ranked 1st in the UK for Communication & Media Studies (The Times/Sunday Times University Ranking 2024; Ranked 3rd in Scotland for Psychology (The Times/Sunday Times University Ranking 2024).
This course is part of our flexible BA Humanities and Social Science Degree programme. With our BA (Honours) degree you can choose from subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences and Business, with two of your three subject choices taught by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.
The BA degree is a three year course and the Honours degree is normally a four year course. This allows you to try new subjects, develop your own ideas, develop a broad range of knowledge and enhance your employability.
You should only enter one of the UCAS codes on your application form. Acceptance on one of these subject codes will enable you to study any combination of subjects. Only one application will be considered. This is lifted from page 50 of the prospectus.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/flexiblebadegree/
Every one of our flexible BA options gives students the chance to gain valuable professional experience as part of a credit-bearing work placement class in their third or fourth year. Learn more about placements- https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/placements/
Entry Requirements
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Glasgow
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications, Psychology
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £22,000
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ