Bachelor's degree

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

Get inside the story with BA (Hons) Journalism at LCC. Known for being as close to on-the-job learning as it gets, you'll gain the skills and knowledge in print, online and broadcast journalism. Work on Artefact – the College magazine and put your skills straight into practice in our industry-standard, multimedia newsroom.ABOUT THIS COURSEPut your skills into practice in London College of Communication’s multi-platform media centre and newsroom, working on the College magazine Artefact and its website.Led by tutors with extensive industry experience, you will develop your understanding of the value and purpose of journalism by studying relevant areas of contemporary academic theory.REASONS TO APPLYLondon College of Communication is an established and highly-regarded institution for the teaching of journalism, with long-standing links to the media industry.The course runs a successful and popular guest lecture programme, recent speakers include: Joanna Montgomery, (Director of Digital Content, Bauer Media), Mary Hockaday, (Controller, BBC World Service), Jennifer Selway, (Assistant Editor, Daily Express), Peter Grunert, (Group Editor, Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine), Simon McGregor-Wood, (News Correspondent, Al Jazeera, Europe) and Bruno Bailey, (UK Editor of Vice Media).Gain the hands-on skills and a critical awareness of the political, social and economic contexts in which journalism operates.In year 2, we offer students a chance to study abroad for a term via our Erasmus Exchange Programme with the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Copenhagen and Aarhus.Graduates have gone on to successful careers in leading media businesses, including Vogue UK, Guardian, Sky, CNBC, Vice Media, International Herald Tribune, TalkSport and Press Association.OPEN DAYSThe Open Day on Saturday 18 November is now fully booked . The next Open Day for this course will be held on:Saturday 9 DecemberBook your place...

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Location

Start date

London
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Elephant and Castle

Start date

On request

About this course

ENTRY REQUIREMENTSHome/EU/InternationalThe course team welcomes applicants from a broad range of backgrounds from all over the world. The course attracts students who apply direct from A-level (or equivalent) or from Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, or other art or design courses, as well as mature students who may have previously worked in industry.The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:80 UCAS tariff points gained at GCE Advanced (A) Level or equivalent . (A-level subjects studied may include: English; History; Media; Business; Art and Design, or...

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Staff
  • Options
  • Content Management
  • Multimedia
  • Teaching
  • Design
  • Video Editing
  • Feature Writing
  • Web
  • Industry
  • Communication Training
  • Media

Course programme

Content

You will study the core journalism practices, including researching, story-finding, newsgathering, interviewing, evaluating, story-telling and investigating, as well as acquire the technical skills that will support your journalism: video, editing, audio, content management and web design.

You'll also have the opportunity to explore different genres of journalism from music, entertainment and travel, to politics, investigation and life-style.

What can you expect?

There is a strong theoretical element to the course, placing journalism in its political, social, historical and global contexts, and analysing the key ethical issues faced by journalists. For example, you will consider how gender is represented in the newspapers; the growth of immersive, investigative journalism and how crowd-funding is impacting media ownership.

We will take your journalism out of the classroom with field trips, conferences and events. In the second year, you will go on a work placement and also get the chance to work collaboratively with students from other courses and creative disciplines in the College.

Students have a successful track record in securing work placements with media businesses such as The Independent, Shortlist Magazine, NME, FourFourTwo, Metro, Attitude, Woman’s Health, The Times, ID and Private Eye.

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Course datesAutumn term:

Monday 24 September – Friday 7 December 2018

Spring term:

Monday 7 January – Friday 15 March 2019

Summer term:

Monday 15 April – Friday 21 June 2019

Course units

In common with all courses at the University of the Arts London, this course is credit rated. The course is 3 years, levels 4-6. Each year requires you to achieve 120 credit points. To be awarded the BA (Hons) Journalism qualification, you need to accumulate a total of 360 credits.

Year 1

Units summary:

  • Introduction to Studying Journalism (20 credits)
  • Editorial Practice 1: Core Skills and Techniques (40 credits)
  • Journalism Perspectives and Theory (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Challenges in Journalism (20 credits)
  • Editorial Practice 2: Multimedia Journalism (20 credits)
Year 2

Units summary:

  • Collaborative Project (20 credits)
  • Industry Work Placement (20 credits)
  • Multimedia Features (20 credits)
  • Creative Storytelling (20 credits)
  • Journalism, Representation and Popular Culture (20 credits)
  • Social Media and Data Journalism (20 credits)
Year 3

Units summary:

  • Final Major Project (60 credits)
  • Dissertation (60 credits)
Course structure

The information outlined is an indicative structure of the course. Whilst we will aim to deliver the course as described on this page, there may be situations where it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision, for example, because of regulatory requirements or operational efficiencies, before or after enrolment. If this occurs, we will communicate all major changes to all applicants and students who have either applied or enrolled on the course.

Please note that due to staff research agreements or availability, not all of the optional modules listed may be available every year.

In addition, the provision of course options which depend upon the availability of specialist teaching, or on a placement at another institution, cannot be guaranteed. Please check this element of the course with the course team before making a decision to apply.

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Programme specification

‌BA Journalism Programme Specification 2017/18 (PDF - 96KB)

Staff Course Leader

Vivienne Francis

Programme Director

Simon Hinde

Senior Lecturer

Russell Merryman

Senior Lecturer

Rebecca Pearce, Lucia Vodanovic

BA (Hons) Journalism

£ 9,250 VAT inc.