BA (Hons) Journalism

You’ll learn to produce high quality content for newspapers, magazines, radio, TV and digital platforms in our industry standard studios and newsrooms. You'll gain experience with a work placement where you can apply your knowledge to a real media environment. You'll also help to produce an annual magazine which is distributed throughout Edinburgh. You'll be involved in sourcing and writing copy, sub-editing features, designing the layout and selling advertising space. This gives you vital experience and a professional publication that you can show to prospective employers. You'll gain an in-depth knowledge of copyright, publishing, business, finance and law that will inform your journalistic work. You'll also develop transferable skills in communication, IT, presentation, team work, leadership and project management. This is a full-time course studied over four years. You’ll learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, specialist workshops, practical work in our studios and independent study. You’ll get the opportunity to specialise in your chosen area of journalism in the final year. We also have excellent links with universities worldwide and you'll have the opportunity to study in Sweden, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands or the USA. Our curriculum is developed with employers, industry contacts, media organisations, our accrediting body, the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC), and media partners such as STV, giving you the chance to have your work regularly broadcast. Course content is updated regularly to ensure that it remains relevant and innovative. That’s why our graduates hit the ground running in professional journalism and are able to operate around the globe. What you study Year 1 Introduction to Reporting 1 (Print / Online) Introduction to Reporting 2 (Broadcast) Social Media Media Studies Multimedia Reporting News Analysis Year 2 Media Law for Journalists Feature Writing Global Current Affairs or an option Broadcast Journalism (Radio) Sub-editing and Design Public Affairs Shorthand (optional) Year 3 Broadcast Journalism (TV) Digital Platforms Magazine Production Information, Communication & Society Literary Journalism or Sports Journalism TV Studio Presentation or TV Documentary Making Year 4 Dissertation Newsroom Research and Practice Major Journalism Project Professional Development and Entrepreneurship Covering the Arts or Power and Information Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study. You can view a list of all current modules in our module catalogue.