Media and Communications BA
ABB at A level; 90% are in work or study 15 months after graduating.
94% of entrants came with A levels · 92% stay on after year 1 · Exeter course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. Contextual offer: BBC, for applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
Exeter course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Other qualifications4
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 32/655 | — |
| BTEC | DDM | — |
| Access | 24 L3 Credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade. | — |
| T Level | Distinction | — |
What do you study?
Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.
Exeter course page · optional modules vary by year
Year 2 · 1 core, 8 optional · 30 credits ≈ 300 hours
Year 3 · 2 core, 7 optional · 60 credits ≈ 600 hours
Placement or year abroad · 2 core · 240 credits ≈ 2,400 hours
Where does it lead?
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 55% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures5
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 16% left | 92% | 115 |
| In work or study, 15 months on10% studying | 90% | 40 |
| Professional or managerial job | 55% | 25 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £27,500 | 15 |
What does it cost?
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
Exeter fees page · source
About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £25,700 a year (2027/28).
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 71% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 105 students answered
Highest: 95% agreed on question 20; lowest: 54% on question 24.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 94% |
| Question 2 | 87% |
| Question 3 | 85% |
| Question 4 | 89% |
| Question 5 | 92% |
| Question 6 | 81% |
| Question 7 | 87% |
| Question 8 | 81% |
| Question 9 | 75% |
| Question 10 | 72% |
| Question 11 | 93% |
| Question 12 | 89% |
| Question 13 | 78% |
| Question 14 | 66% |
| Question 15 | 87% |
| Question 16 | 89% |
| Question 17 | 84% |
| Question 18 | 84% |
| Question 19 | 84% |
| Question 20 | 95% |
| Question 21 | 91% |
| Question 22 | 79% |
| Question 23 | 81% |
| Question 24 | 54% |
| Question 25 | 76% |
| Question 26 | 78% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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