
Communication Management and Public Relations BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Communication Management and Public Relations BSc (Hons)
The Communication Management and Public Relations degree provides an understanding of the Communication industries in general, and the Public Relations industry in particular. The course helps to develop knowledge and skills in areas such as interpersonal, group and organisational communication, as well as studying public relations in different situations, for example political and media contexts.
The Communication Management and Public Relations degree provides an understanding of the Communication industries in general, and the Public Relations industry in particular. The course helps to develop knowledge and skills in areas such as interpersonal, group and organisational communication, as well as studying public relations in different situations, for example political and media contexts.
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
Unknown
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Belfast
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
P9P3
Institution Code
U20
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
Scottish Higher
B,B,C,C,C
Access to HE Diploma
Overall profile of 63% (120 credit Access course) (NI Access course) Overall profile of 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit (60 credit Access course) (GB Access course)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
25
12 at Higher Level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
RQF Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma / OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma Award profile of DMM We will also accept smaller BTEC/OCR qualifications (i.e. Diploma or Extended Certificate / Introductory Diploma / Subsidiary Diploma) in combination with A Levels or other acceptable level 3 qualifications. To find out if the qualification you are applying with is a qualification we accept for entry, please check our Qualification Checker - https://www.ulster.ac.uk/study/entrance-requirements/equivalence We will also continue to accept QCF versions of these qualifications although grades asked for may differ. Check what grades you will be asked for by comparing the requirements above with the information under QCF in the Applied General and Tech Level Qualifications section of our Entry Requirements - https://www.ulster.ac.uk/study/entrance-requirements/undergraduate-entry-requirements
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
112 UCAS Tariff points to include a minimum of five subjects (four of which must be at Higher level) to include English at H6 if studied at Higher level or O4 if studied at Ordinary level.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
For full-time study, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements for admission to a first degree course and hold a GCSE pass at Grade C/4 or above in English Language (or equivalent). Level 2 Certificate in Essential Skills Communication will be ac
A level
B,B,C
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland | £4,750 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England, Scotland, Wales | £9,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £17,010 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |