Journalism - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In London
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
This Journalism degree offers a lively and professional introduction to the practices and ideas of journalism. You'll cover breaking news in our newsroom, enjoy exciting news days and develop a range of writing skills for different media outlets and learn video, audio and mobile techniques of a rapidly changing industry, taught by respected practitioners.
You’ll find a wealth of relevant work placement opportunities to give your career a headstart. Our students have had placements at media organisations including InStyle Magazine, BBC Radio 1, Your Media London, Islington Gazette, Hayes FM, Business In The Community, Bracknell News, October Films, sport.co.uk, Bliss, Press Association, Sunday Times, ITN and Cambridge Evening News, as well as the Daily Mail.
You’ll have the chance to visit newspapers, TV studios and the places where news is made. We host a range of well-known speakers, recently including Professor Steve Jones to talk about science in journalism, Gary Younge from the Guardian and Tom Symonds from the BBC to talk about breaking big stories from phone hacking to paedophilia.
Learning to use both the journalist’s techniques for gathering and telling stories and the academic’s skills in analysing and marshalling arguments will leave you with a strong portfolio to enter the marketplace. Join us and find your niche in the rapidly changing media landscape.
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About this course
You’ll learn how to survive in a rapidly changing industry, cover breaking news in our state-of-the-art newsroom and develop a range of journalistic writing for different media channels and genres.
Journalism graduates have gone on to work in TV, radio, print and online media all around the globe. From the Sunday People to the Independent, the New Statesman to Correos of Venezuela, TalkSport radio to Swedish TV, our graduates are making their mark.
Many are also working in PR, media consultancy, social media, management, web design, fashion and marketing, as well as going on to study media, journalism, international conflict or film studies at postgraduate level.
a minimum of grades BBC in three A levels (or a minimum of 112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg Advanced Diploma)
English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade C/grade 4 or above (or equivalent)
We're currently in the process of applying for accreditation by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council.
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Subjects
- IT Law
- Presentation
- Works
- Ethics
- Editorial
- Art
- Global
- Law
- Public
- Project
- Industry
- Employability
- Writing
- Social Media
- Media
- Critical Thinking
- Play
Course programme
- Journalism: History and Ideas (core, 30 credits)
- Practical Journalism (core, 30 credits)
- Reporting and Photography Skills (core, 30 credits)
- Writing Skills (core, 30 credits)
- Advanced Reporting (core, 30 credits)
- Journalism Work Placement (core, 15 credits)
- Media Law and Ethics; Public Administration (core, 30 credits)
- Newsroom Production (core, 30 credits)
- Documentary Photography (option, 15 credits)
- Styling and Journalism (option, 15 credits)
- Broadcast Journalism (core, 30 credits)
- Creating Packages (core, 30 credits)
- Journalism Project (core, 30 credits)
- Arts Journalism (option, 15 credits)
- Campaigning Journalism (option, 15 credits)
- Fashion Writing and Reporting (option, 15 credits)
- Sports Journalism (option, 15 credits)
You're assessed through coursework, in-class tests, individual and group projects. The final assessment must be work of a publishable standard; it can be video, audio, written or multimedia.
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Journalism - BA (Hons)