BA (Hons) Journalism and Public Relations - Full-time
Bachelor's degree
In Lincoln
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Lincoln
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Duration
3 Years
The BA (Hons) Journalism and Public Relations degree combines the craft of journalism - spotting a story, researching, and writing -with the core skills of public relations, such as choosing the angle, exercising good judgement and ensuring a story reaches the right audience.
At Lincoln, students have access to fully equipped news production facilities which they can use to produce content for print and broadcast media in both a journalistic and a public relations context.
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About this course
The course covers topics that are essential for communications professionals. It aims to develop students’ analytical techniques and problem-solving abilities, as well as the cross-disciplinary skills needed for a career in journalism or public relations.
Graduates may choose to pursue a career in either journalism or PR. There are potential roles in print, broadcast, online media, public relations, advertising, corporate communications, publishing, and freelance copywriting. Some students also go on to study further at postgraduate level.
United Kingdom
GCE Advanced Levels: BBC
International Baccalaureate: 29 points overall
Non UK Qualifications:
EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page
This course is recognised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and recognised for excellence by the European Journalism Training Association. The University of Lincoln is a Member of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA). Relationships with industry bodies can enable students and graduates to benefit from industry contacts, work experience and internship opportunities.
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Subjects
- Public Relations
- Internal Communications
- Public
- Communications
- Industry
- Full Time
- Media
- Production
- Political journalism
- Comparative
- Media History
- Strategic Corporate
Course programme
- Effective Copywriting and Design (Core)
- Essential Journalism 1 (Core)
- Essential Law (Core)
- Integrated Communication (Core)
- Introduction to Journalism Studies (Core)
- Introduction to Public Relations (Core)
- Community Engagement (Option)
- Ethics and International Human Rights for Journalists (Option)
- Event Management (Option)
- Histories of Journalism (Option)
- Journalism and Society (Option)
- Journalism Production 2: Project (Option)
- Law, Ethics and Regulation (Option)
- Public Relations in Organisational Communications (Core)
- Public Relations Organisations and People (Core)
- Research methods (Core)
- Brand and Reputation (Option)
- Comparative Media History (Option)
- Creativity in Public Relations (Option)
- Digital Communications (Option)
- Independent Study (Public Relations) (Core)
- Internal Communications (Option)
- International Media Policies (Option)
- Journalism Independent Study (Option)
- Journalists on the Screen (Option)
- Peace and Conflict Reporting (Option)
- Political Journalism (Option)
- Professional Placement (Option)
- Strategic Corporate Public Relations (Option)
- Values, Issues and Crisis Management Counselling (Option)
Additional information
3-4 years
International
£15,900 per level
Part-time
£77.00 per credit point
BA (Hons) Journalism and Public Relations - Full-time