BA (Hons) Journalism - Full-time

At Lincoln, a digital newsroom culture offers students the opportunity to develop the skills and instincts of a journalist, from spotting a scoop to developing in-depth feature ideas. Students work in newsrooms using the latest mobile technology, print production, and design software, and can produce broadcast content in digital radio and television studios.

Lincoln graduates have gone on to work at regional and national outlets, including the BBC, ITV News, ITV Sport, The Daily Mail, Sky Sports News HQ, The Times, magazine brands, and Channel 4 News.

United Kingdom
GCE Advanced Levels: BBC
International Baccalaureate: 29 points overall

Non UK Qualifications:
EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page

This course is accredited by the NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists), the BJTC (Broadcast Journalism Training Council), and the PPA (Professional Publishers Association), the lead body for training and development in the magazine industry.

All Journalism programmes at the University of Lincoln are Recognised by the European Journalism Training Association and the School is a member of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association.

The University of Lincoln pays for students to take the NCTJ Diploma in addition to their course, however, should students need to retake exams, those resit fees will be payable by the student. If a student chooses not to pay to retake and therefore does not pass the NCTJ Diploma, they will not receive it. This will have no bearing on the outcome of their BA (Hons) Journalism degree.

The NCTJ Diploma is made up of a number of mandatory subjects and optional choices. Currently students on the course can choose from the following NCTJ Options to complete their Diploma – advanced court reporting; photography for journalists; videojournalism for online; production; business of magazines; broadcast (either joint disciplines or separate radio or television exams); and sport.