Journalism BA(Hons)

University College Falmouth

Bachelor's degree

In Falmouth

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Falmouth

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

You’ll be able to develop an eye-catching portfolio and become an engaged, mobile journalist. Our academic team place employability at the heart of teaching, so work placements, professional mentors and real-world opportunities to broadcast or publish directly are embedded within your learning experience.
Complete 15 days of work placement in your third year with organisations like the BBC and Reuters.
Have the option to create a mini-documentary as your third year project.
Benefit from our working relationships with national and regional media, including BBC Cornwall, Pirate FM and Source FM, and partnerships with PR and marketing firms.
Graduate from a course acreddited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) and the Professional Publishers Association (PPA).

Facilities

Location

Start date

Falmouth (Cornwall)
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Woodlane, TR11 4RH

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

This course teaches essential and specialist skills through industry-based training and academic study. Combining visual awareness with writing techniques, you’ll cover topics like multimedia, print and broadcast journalism.

Have the opportunity to go on regular trips, have a mentor in your third year and attend our guest lecture series, Talking Shop, which has included speakers such as Kate Adie and George Monbiot.
Our students have turned their degrees into roles like Nickelodeon Television Producer, Supedry Social Media Editor, BBC News Environment Reporter, Restaurant Magazine Senior Reporter, and Virgin EMI Records Creative Assistant.


104 - 120 UCAS points, primarily from Level 3 qualifications like A-Levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma, or a Foundation Diploma.

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Multimedia
  • Law
  • Broadcast
  • Media
  • Newsroom
  • Recording
  • Journalism
  • Communications
  • News reporting
  • Blogging
  • Journalists
  • Photojournalism
  • Magazine
  • Media Law
  • Public Affairs

Course programme

1st Year

We’ll address all the journalism basics, from the language of news and opinion writing to politics and media law. You’ll visit a working newsroom, start using video and audio recording equipment, and learn shorthand - a skill as useful as ever in the digital age.

Modules
  • News Reporting 1
  • Journalism & Communications in Context
  • Multimedia Methods
  • Blogging & the Personal Voice
  • Politics & Law for Journalists
  • Photojournalism
2nd Year

We’ll challenge you to apply your knowledge and skills to deadline-driven processes, in line with media law and regulation. You’ll also push your creativity by writing features and other long-form copy, and producing multimedia magazines.

Modules
  • Magazine Content & Creation
  • Applied Media Law & Public Affairs
  • Features & Long Form
  • News Reporting 2
  • Journalism & Communications Research
  • Advanced Multimedia Methods
3rd Year

As well as taking on industry placements, you’ll pitch for freelance commissions to in-house and external editors. You’ll also get the chance to specialise in everything from crime to culture, and fashion to foreign news. And by producing a dissertation, you’ll create another opportunity to network with potential employers.

Modules
  • Dissertation or Mini Documentary
  • Multimedia Storytelling
  • Literature & Journalism
Optional modules
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • Lifestyle Journalism

Additional information

full-time international Fee - £15,000 

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Journalism BA(Hons)

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