BA (Hons) History & Journalism, Media and Communication at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

History & Journalism, Media and Communication is a joint Honours BA at the University of Strathclyde combining History and Journalism, Media and Communication within the Humanities & Social Sciences programme. Students follow both subjects through to Honours level and complete an Honours dissertation in their final year.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Duration: 4 years (Honours) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

History: Year 1 introduces themes including industrialisation, empire, political reform, war and social change; Year 2 offers national history classes; Year 3 includes Historiography and Research Methods; Year 4 centres on an Honours dissertation and optional classes. Journalism, Media & Communication: core Year 1 classes on the field and essential research skills; required News Reporting and Writing and Theories & Methods classes in Year 2 with options such as Digital Media and Features Writing; option classes in Year 3 based on staff research specialisms.

Career pathways

History graduates progress to education, social welfare, the Civil Service and the Scottish Government, finance, teaching, and museums and heritage; many continue to postgraduate study. Journalism, Media & Communication graduates have gone on to national newspapers, the regional press and careers as published authors.

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Entry requirements

Scottish Highers (standard offer): AAAA at first sitting, AAAAB at second sitting, including Higher English plus Maths or Applications of Mathematics at National 5 grade C or equivalent. Minimum (contextual) offer: AABB at first sitting or AABBB at second sitting with the same subject requirements. Preferred subjects: Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, Gaelic, Geography, History, Modern Studies, a modern language (German, French, Spanish or Italian), Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies, Sociology. A-levels: ABB-BBB (Year 2 entry AAA-ABB). International Baccalaureate: 32-30 points (Year 2 entry 36-32). Irish Leaving Certificate: two H2 passes and three H3 passes including English. HNC (Social Sciences): Year 1 entry with A in the Graded Unit and Maths National 5 C or equivalent. Students are required to register with the Scottish Government's Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme. Contextual admissions: lower offers are made to certain widening-access applicants. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no component below 5.5 (University of Strathclyde standard requirement). Overseas qualifications are assessed against Strathclyde's country-specific entry requirements. International students without the academic entry level can take the Undergraduate Foundation Programme at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 24,100 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition for international students Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years (Honours)

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