BA Multimedia Journalism
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
3 Years
About the course
This course equips you to become a journalist with the story-getting and story-telling skills to flourish in today’s multimedia journalism environment
We live in a connected world with instant access to whatever news we want, whenever and wherever we want it
We don’t have to wait for the newspaper to hit the streets or for the evening news bulletin; anyone with a smartphone can be a reporter, able to record, edit and publish whatever they like
The challenge for professional journalists in this digital age is to provide news and information that can be trusted, meeting the demands created by new technology and changing habits without sacrificing core professional values
Our degree has been designed with the future needs of this rapidly changing industry at its heart, informing our curriculum, programme design, facilities and staffing
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Led by former BBC News editor Jonathan Baker, our course places a strong emphasis on good writing, independence, accuracy and ethical practice, the values that have always underpinned the best journalism
But at Essex we go further, applying those values to the new world of social networks and mobile technology
You will gain a thorough training in the theory and practice of journalism:
Benefit from opportunities to work in the field, both independently and alongside practicing journalists across a range of media
Be mentored by a leading professional in a chosen specialist subject, such as business, arts, literary, political or sports journalism
Find, tell and publish your own ‘real’ stories across different media, building a substantial portfolio of work to show to future employers
Study topics including the art of storytelling, the history of journalism, and multimedia production
Work towards the industry-standard NCTJ Diploma...
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Subjects
- Multimedia
- Media
- Industry
- Technology
- Teaching
- Production
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Practical Journalism
Principles of Journalism
Media Law
Public Affairs
Year 2
Multimedia Journalism
Multimedia Production
Advanced Media Law & Ethics
Research and Data Handling
Creative Media (optional)
Placement
Documentary Filmmaking
Final year
Broadcast Journalism
Multimedia Project Preparation
Specialist Option
Multimedia Project
Teaching
Teaching will mainly take the form of lectures and classes of about 20 students
Opportunities for placements
Mentoring from professionals in your specialist subject
A typical timetable involves a one-hour lecture and a one-hour class for each of your modules every week
Assessment
Your final mark for each module is determined half by coursework and half by examination
A mark for class participation is included in your coursework mark
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BA Multimedia Journalism