B.A. Journalism with English Literature

In the first year there is a blend of practical and theoretical learning. You’ll begin practical training in the techniques of journalism, alongside units in theory, law and ethics relating to journalistic practice. Shorthand is also a core topic, and our training will enable you to reach speeds of 100 words per minute. You will also lay the groundwork for your literary study in the course.

You will study the following units:

• Law for Journalists
• Theories and Techniques in Journalism
• Introduction to Studying Journalism
• Copywriting and Web Editing
• Literary History 1
• Literary Theory

This year allows you to start specialising in the areas that interest you most. Choose to focus on specific media forms or writing styles as you explore your preferred literary texts.

You will study the following units:

• An Introduction to Editorial Design
• Visual Journalism
• Literary History 2
• Feature Writing

You will choose one option from:

• American Literature
• Eighteenth Century and Romantic Literature
• Early Modern Drama
• Nation and Travel
• Victorian Literature and Culture

You will choose one further option from:

• Sports Journalism
• Ethical Issues in Modern Journalism
• Learning from Experience

The final year offers you a broad range of options to choose from in both parts of your study. Depending on your interests, you also have the choice between a dissertation or undertaking a special exercise that boosts your journalistic skills.

You will study the following units:

• EITHER Dissertation OR Journalism Special Exercise
• Writing and Producing Magazines

You will choose options from units including:

• Placements and Digital Portfolio
• Press and Public Relations
• Magical Realism
• Enlightenment
• Postmodern Historical Fiction
• Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde Fiction
• Friendship, Community and Identity in Seventeenth-Century Poetry
• Charles Dickens
• Holocaust Literatures
• European Literary Decadence
• US Masculinities