BA (Honours) Journalism

You learn through

• lectures
• interactive workshops
• seminars
• screenings
• essays
• examinations
• group and individual presentations
• practical workWork placementsYou will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years.

This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career.Live projectsYou have opportunities for work experience throughout your course, through our strong links with the creative industries.

Previous students have

• helped produce programmes for Radio 5 Live
• worked at BBC Radio Sheffield
• run the website for Doncaster Rovers
• worked as editorial assistants for the Independent, Vogue, Heat and Gay Times
• written for the Huffington Post and Buzzfeed
• covered elections for TV station Sheffield Live

Field trips

We have students working at Sheffield Doc/Fest – one of the top three documentary film festivals in the world – attending exclusive workshops with international industry experts.Our annual Creative Industries Pathway event brings you face-to-face with leading figures across the media industry, while our annual Grad Talk connects you with recent journalism, media and PR graduates who can pass on invaluable tips about how to progress from university to career.

Networking opportunities

We have a lively guest lecture programme, where our contacts across the media give one-off talks. It's been described as one of the best in the country by the magazine industry body the Professional Publishers Association. Recent guest lecturers have come from online and print magazines, radio and television newsrooms, local and national newspapers, PR companies and marketing agencies.