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

Programme overview

A joint Honours BA combining Journalism, Media & Communication with Social Policy. The School is ranked 1st in the UK for Communication & Media Studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Social Policy starts with Scottish social challenges in health, housing, education and social security and how social problems are defined (Year 1), the historical development of social policy in Scotland since 1845 and concepts such as human needs, citizenship and social exclusion (Year 2), and a specialist option (Year 3); Journalism, Media & Communication starts with core classes on the field and on reporting and writing skills.

Career pathways

Journalism graduates work as press officers, marketing and media officers, freelance journalists, fundraisers and PR assistants. Social policy graduates work in local and national government policy development and research and in regional and urban development.

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Entry requirements

Scottish Highers: standard offer AAAA (first sitting) or AAAAB (second sitting), including Higher English, plus National 5 Maths or Application of Mathematics at C. Reduced offer for contextual/widening-access applicants: AABB (first sitting) or AABBB (second sitting), including English at B and at least one other social science subject from the preferred list, plus National 5 Maths or Application of Maths at C. Preferred subjects: Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, Gaelic, Geography, History, Modern Studies, a modern language (German, French, Spanish, Italian), Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies, Sociology. A-levels: ABB-BBB. International Baccalaureate: 32-30 points. Irish Leaving Certificate: two H2 and three H3 passes including English. HNC (Year 1 entry): Creative Industries (Media and Communication) with A in the Graded Unit; Professional Writing with A in the Graded Unit and National 5 Maths at C; Practical Journalism with A in the Graded Unit and National 5 Maths at C; Social Sciences with A in the Graded Unit and National 5 Maths at B. Deferred entry is not normally accepted. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no component below 5.5 (University standard; requirements for individual degree programmes may differ). Entry requirements for other countries' qualifications are published by country.

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

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