Journalism and English Literature BA (Hons)

Northumbria University

Bachelor's degree

In Newcastle Upon Tyne

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Newcastle upon tyne

In the Journalism modules you’ll work up to professional standards as you research, present and produce stories across different media. You’ll have the opportunity to build a high-quality portfolio of published work that’s invaluable when it comes to job applications.

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Location

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Newcastle Upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear)
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Ellison Place, NE1 8ST

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry Requirements 2019/20
Standard Entry
GCSE Requirements:
A good GCSE profile is expected including Maths and English Language at minimum grade C or equivalent.  If you have studied for a new GCSE for which you will be awarded a numerical grade then you will need to achieve a minimum grade 4. UCAS Tariff Points:
120-128 UCAS Tariff points including one or more of the following: GCE and VCE Advanced Level:
From at least 2 GCE/VCE A Levels  Edexcel/BTEC National Extended Diploma:
Distinction, Distinction, Merit  Scottish Highers: asked to achieve UCAS...

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Subjects

  • Humanities
  • Media
  • Writing
  • International
  • English

Course programme

Introduction to Literary Studies (Core,20 Credits) Talking Texts (Core,20 Credits) Gothic Stories: Nineteenth Century to the Present (Core,20 Credits) Practices of Journalism (Core,20 Credits) Journalism and Design (Core,20 Credits) Writing for Digital (Core,20 Credits) Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits) Early Modern Cultures (Core,20 Credits) Modernism and Modernity (Core,20 Credits) Literary Revolutions, Eighteenth Century to Romanticism (Core,20 Credits) Media Law and Ethics (Core,20 Credits) Practical Magazine Journalism (Optional,20 Credits) Hyper-Local Journalism (Optional,20 Credits) Public Relations (Optional,20 Credits) Media Methodologies (Optional,20 Credits) Media Industries (Optional,20 Credits) Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits) Social Sciences Work Placement Year (Optional,120 Credits) Social Sciences Study Abroad Year (Optional,120 Credits) Year in International Business (This is made up of 5 modules studied in Newcastle (Semester 1) & Amsterdam (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits) English Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits) Alternative Worlds: Utopian Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares (Optional,20 Credits) Vamps and Virgins: Gothic Sexualities (Optional,20 Credits) Sin, Sex, and Violence: Marlowe in Context (Optional,20 Credits) Romanticism and Childhood (Optional,20 Credits) The Black Atlantic: Literature, Slavery and Race (Optional,20 Credits) Entertaining Satan (Optional,20 Credits) Postwar US Writing (Optional,20 Credits) Twenty First Century Literature: Writing in the Present (Optional,20 Credits) From Jane Austen to Austenland: Representing the Regency in Literature and Film (Optional,20 Credits) Contemporary Genre Fiction (Optional,20 Credits) Writing and Environment (Optional,20 Credits) Watching the Detectives: Contemporary European Crime Film and TV (Optional,20 Credits) Professional Placement (Optional,20 Credits) Reporting Risk and Conflict (Core,20 Credits) Practical Media Project (Optional,40 Credits) Media Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits) Mass Communication Case Study (Optional,20 Credits) Journalism Employability Portfolio (Optional,20 Credits) Sport, Media and Society (Optional,20 Credits) Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits) Introduction to Literary Studies (Core,20 Credits) Talking Texts (Core,20 Credits) Gothic Stories: Nineteenth Century to the Present (Core,20 Credits) Practices of Journalism (Core,20 Credits) Journalism and Design (Core,20 Credits) Writing for Digital (Core,20 Credits) Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits) Early Modern Cultures (Core,20 Credits) Modernism and Modernity (Core,20 Credits) Literary Revolutions, Eighteenth Century to Romanticism (Core,20 Credits) Media Law and Ethics (Core,20 Credits) Practical Magazine Journalism (Optional,20 Credits) Hyper-Local Journalism (Optional,20 Credits) Public Relations (Optional,20 Credits) Media Methodologies (Optional,20 Credits) Media Industries (Optional,20 Credits) Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits) Social Sciences Work Placement Year (Optional,120 Credits) Social Sciences Study Abroad Year (Optional,120 Credits) Year in International Business (This is made up of 5 modules studied in Newcastle (Semester 1) & Amsterdam (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits) English Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits) Alternative Worlds: Utopian Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares (Optional,20 Credits) Vamps and Virgins: Gothic Sexualities (Optional,20 Credits) Sin, Sex, and Violence: Marlowe in Context (Optional,20 Credits) Romanticism and Childhood (Optional,20 Credits) The Black Atlantic: Literature, Slavery and Race (Optional,20 Credits) Entertaining Satan (Optional,20 Credits) Postwar US Writing (Optional,20 Credits) Twenty First Century Literature: Writing in the Present (Optional,20 Credits) From Jane Austen to Austenland: Representing the Regency in Literature and Film (Optional,20 Credits) Contemporary Genre Fiction (Optional,20 Credits) Writing and Environment (Optional,20 Credits) Watching the Detectives: Contemporary European Crime Film and TV (Optional,20 Credits) Professional Placement (Optional,20 Credits) Reporting Risk and Conflict (Core,20 Credits) Practical Media Project (Optional,40 Credits) Media Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits) Mass Communication Case Study (Optional,20 Credits) Journalism Employability Portfolio (Optional,20 Credits) Sport, Media and Society (Optional,20 Credits) Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

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