How long is the BSc in Professional Communication?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Professional Communication schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones for distance students.

Can the BSc in Professional Communication be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Professional Communication runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning, all assessed against the same integrated campaign and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Professional Communication recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in Professional Communication is a UK honours degree reviewed against CIPR Chartered Practitioner competencies and lands with UK PR agencies and in-house teams.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Professional Communication?

BBC at A-level (or IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at grade 5 and Maths at grade 4, IELTS 6.5, and a writing sample for the BSc in Professional Communication.

What does the BSc in Professional Communication cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Professional Communication.

BSc in Professional Communication | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Professional Communication at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a three-year UK honours degree for candidates targeting a communications career in a UK PR agency, a corporate in-house team, or a public-sector or third-sector communications function. Sitting in the Entrepreneurship & Executive Studies faculty, this degree combines executive drafting with corporate reputation, integrated campaign design, change communications and applied audience research.

Students undertake a placement year with a UK agency or in-house team, run a year-two integrated campaign for a real UK organisation, and complete a final-year dissertation on a corporate-comms question defended in front of a working head of communications. The BSc is available on-campus in central London, fully online with cohort calls scheduled across UK and APAC time zones, and by distance learning.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against CIPR Chartered Practitioner competencies and Bachelor's-final-year communications standards.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Placement year with a UK agency or in-house comms team.
Year-two integrated campaign for a real UK organisation.
Working practice with Meltwater, Signal AI, Muck Rack, Prowly and Poppulo.
Final-year dissertation defended in front of a working head of communications.

What You Will Learn

The degree organises communications around the working questions a UK communicator actually faces: which audience, which channel, which message, which risk, and which measurement actually persuades a CFO of value.

Executive drafting — CEO memos, board notes, town-hall scripts.
Internal communications — culture, engagement, channel design.
Corporate reputation — vulnerability audits, licence to operate, thought leadership.
Integrated campaign design — earned, owned, shared, paid.
Media relations — nationals, trade press, broadcast, digital-first outlets.
Change communications — Kotter, ADKAR, Bridges applied to UK reality.
Crisis communications — pre-empt, hold, respond, recover rhythms.
UK regulation — Ofcom, IPSO, ASA, FCA disclosure obligations.
Applied audience research — sentiment tools, focus groups, surveys.
Measurement — AMEC framework, Barcelona Principles, CFO-ready ROI.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting UK agency graduate schemes and in-house comms roles.
International students seeking a UK honours degree in professional communication.
Working comms executives formalising a degree route while gaining agency experience.
Career switchers with a journalism, HR or marketing background moving into comms.
Founders building corporate communications from scratch in a UK scale-up.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into comms roles across UK PR agencies, corporate in-house teams, public sector and third sector. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes.

Graduate Communications Executive
PR Account Executive
Internal Comms Executive
Corporate Affairs Executive (junior)
Content and Editorial Producer
Public Affairs Assistant

The BSc is the natural feeder into the MSc in Professional Communication and Leadership, MSc in Public Relations Management and CIPR Chartered Practitioner track.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer); a writing sample is encouraged with the personal statement.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement showing genuine curiosity about communications (writing portfolio, student journalism, professional-body engagement) — mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

Apply for the BSc in Professional Communication

Launch your UK career with the BSc in Professional Communication. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with UCAS guidance, intake dates and the current fee schedule. LSIBM undergraduates receive structured placement and application coaching in every final year.