Journalism BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Leicester

£ 7,933.54 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

9,250 €

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leicester

  • Duration

    3 Years

Journalists play a vital role in a democracy, and this course offers the opportunity to pursue a career that is not only exciting, but also crucial for informing debate and discussion on a wide range of questions affecting our lives.

The course is designed to enable flexibility to allow you to focus on specialist areas of your choice while also preparing you to challenge the status quo. Throughout the degree, you will be encouraged to focus on core issues of social equality, social justice, protest and marginalised communities in the UK.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Leicester (Leicestershire)
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The Gateway, LE1 9BH

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About this course

You will learn the traditional core skills of researching, interviewing, writing and web-publishing, and gain multimedia skills within video and audio production. The journalism sector requires graduates who possess a broad digital multi-platform skillset, knowledge of media law and political structures, and have the ability to question structures in society.

A typical offer is normally 104 UCAS points from at least two A-levels, or
BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM
Plus five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English or equivalent.

Alternative qualifications include:

Pass Access in the QAA accredited Access to HE course. English and Maths GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification.

Key features

Develop your practical skills in the Leicester Centre for Journalism and our multi-million-pound Creative Technology Studios, which feature broadcast-standard radio production studios, and film studios equipped with multi-cameras and green screen facilities.
You will learn to write from respected and award-winning former journalists and academic experts who are active in newspaper, radio, magazine and digital journalism.

You will have opportunities to strengthen your career prospects with placements in industry. Places students have previously worked at include the Leicester Mercury newspaper, NME, Leicester City Football Club, ITN, the BBC and the Observer.

Gain valuable hands-on experience by joining a range of student societies such as the award-winning Demon Media group, and put what you’ve learned into practice by contributing to its magazine, radio, Youtube channel and website.

Graduates have progressed to careers with some of the UK’s biggest media companies, including major newspaper groups, magazines, PR companies and the wider communications and digital media industries.

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Subjects

  • Broadcast
  • Project
  • Public
  • Radio
  • Broadcasting
  • Design
  • Teaching
  • Staff
  • Shorthand
  • IT Law
  • IT
  • Law
  • University
  • Industry
  • Writing
  • Accredited
  • Media
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

Year 1

News Reporting
  • Introduces key writing and editing skills used by journalists, including publishing online.
Video and Audio Skills
  • Learn how to record content for audio and video output.
Making a Difference
  • study how media platforms are structured and operate and the impact upon activists and protesters.
Understanding Journalism
  • Learn the classic as well as digital information theories and study the role of journalism in the modern world.
Media Law
  • Understand media regulation and how to work within the law when practising journalism in the UK?
  • Year 2
Feature Writing
  • Explore specialist forms of journalism, particularly feature writing.
Video Journalism
  • Scripting and producing news features for TV and online.
Radio Journalism
  • Focuses on scripting and presenting news bulletins and features.
Optional modules

News Reporting 2
  • A specialist, practical module, honing your skills in digital reporting and professional practice.
Court Reporting
  • Learn how to work as a professional journalist in UK courtrooms.
Lifestyle Journalism
  • A critical study of this popular field of journalism, including fashion/beauty, celebrity news, travel, food and music.
Sports Journalism
  • The art of writing news, match reports, features and opinion columns.
Journalism studies
  • Review and analyse journalism research and learn about the newest approaches.
Challenging Power
  • Study how digital media reshape society and how journalists can prevent a partisan and disruptive exploitation of public debates online.
Year 3

Journalism Dissertation
  • Become an expert on existing journalism research and conduct original analysis into your topic.
Major Project
  • Produce a major piece of journalistic work for a platform of your choice.
Magazine Journalism
  • The opportunity to produce a group publication.
Optional modules

Sports Journalism
  • Further develop key sports reporting skills
Sport and Media

Arts and Entertainment Journalism
  • Learn to review different aspects of arts and entertainment material.
Music Journalism
  • Learn to review music for music publications and websites.
Journalism 4 Change
  • Practice the art of finding constructive media solution and create opportunities for change through journalism
Freelance Journalism
  • Preparation for employment.
Teaching and assessments

Teaching

Teaching takes place through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. In particular, you will participate in a range of practical workshops which require you to practise key skills, and seminars where you will have opportunities to discuss and reflect. In addition, you can arrange one-to-one meetings with staff which enables you to receive personal or small-group support for assessments, to discuss projects and career paths or ideas. The culmination of the course is the submission of either a dissertation or a journalism project of your choice. Both the dissertation and project are independently produced by students and are supervised by a member of staff.

As a journalism student, you will be expected to prepare for workshops and assessments by researching ideas and contacting people for interviews. Journalism modules are taught by a team of highly skilled academics and journalists. The team includes four vastly experienced, fully qualified journalists, including two former newspaper editors, enabling an informed practical approach to the subject. They work alongside expert academics whose research expertise places them at the forefront of contemporary journalism and media scholarship. Staff are well connected to the creative industries in the UK and Europe.

Speakers from industry are regularly invited to speak to students so that they can understand the current climate. The undergraduate programme has closed links with the Investigative Journalism MA, which is offered in partnership with Channel 4.

Assessment

Students will participate in a range of practical workshops which require them to practise key skills, or lectures with seminars where they have opportunities to discuss and reflect.

A wide variety of assessment methods are used: from writing news articles, producing videos, producing radio news features, essays, reports, podcasts, presentations including a video presentation, group work and portfolios of practical journalism work.

Additional information

UCAS course code: P500

Journalism BA (Hons)

£ 7,933.54 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

9,250 €