Language and/with Journalism with International Experience (BA): 4-year, full-time
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Years
Our BA Language and/with Journalism with International Experience combines the study of a modern language with development of journalistic skills relevant to a wide range of professional contexts. Not only will you become highly competent in your chosen language but you will also gain advanced knowledge of the cultures and societies of the countries in which the language is spoken. The journalism modules are taught by industry professionals with experience not only in how to write for different media and audiences, but also in how the industry works. By the end of the programme you will have developed high-level journalistic skills, and an understanding of the cultural, political and industrial contexts of journalism.
The third year is normally spent abroad at a partner institution to allow you to develop your language skills and your knowledge of the culture of the language-speaking area you are studying.
You can also apply for a three-year version of the programme without a year abroad, and you will normally also be able to transfer to this version of the programme during your first or second year of study if you decide you do not wish to study outside of the UK.
This programme is also available for part-time evening study over four years.
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About this course
Graduates can pursue careers in media and cultural institutions, journalism, public relations or professional communications. This degree may also be useful in becoming a magazine/newspaper journalist, public relations officer or press sub-editor.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.
This programme is suitable for beginners in Japanese. For French, German, Italian and Spanish a minimum of CEFR level A2 (GCSE or equivalent) is required.
Awarding Body
University of London
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Subjects
- Cinema
- Media Studies
- Feature Writing
- Latin
- Politics
- Interview Skills
- Art
- International
- Project
- Industry
- Government
- Writing
- Part Time
- Full Time
- Media
Course programme
You will acquire 420 credits over four years, including 60 during your study year abroad. The modules you take will be dependent both on your interests and your language level, so your course structure will be tailored to meet your personal requirements.
There is a minimum language entry requirement for French, German, Italian and Spanish of CEFR level A2 (GCSE or equivalent). Beginners are welcome in Japanese only.
You complete the equivalent of 12 full (30-credit) modules, normally taking six journalism modules and six culture and language modules. Depending on entry level, a maximum of three of these will be from one of the languages on offer, forming a language pathway. A typical set of modules, divided by year, might look like this (pathway C):
YEAR 1
- Introduction to Journalism Practice
- Media Studies: Key Thinkers and Approaches
- Spanish 3
- Studying the Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and Native American Worlds
- Journalism: Interview Skills and Feature Writing
- Media, Digitalisation and the City (level 6)
- Spanish 4
- Survey of 20th Century Spanish Art and Film
- Childhood and Youth Culture in Modern Spain
- Globalisation and Media Cultures
- Media, Digitalisation and the City (level 6)
- Spanish 5
- Alternative and Activist Media
- Fast-track Practical Journalistic Skills
- Globalisation and Media Cultures
- Government and Ethics for Journalists
- Journalism and Politics
- Journalism at war
- Journalism in British Life
- Journalism Specialisations
- Journalism: The Freelance Life
- Mapping the Beeb: Journalistic and Industrial Structures of the BBC
- News Around the World
- News on the Net
- Principles of Digital Video and Editing
- Film and Politics
- Reading Transnational Cultures
- Representations of Love, Desire and Sexuality
- Stories of the Self (Level 5)
- The Twentieth Century: Key Themes in Comparative European History (Level 5)
- Understanding Culture: Language and Texts
- Dreaming the Self: Enlightenment to Romanticism
- French Cinema: History, Practice, Analysis
- French Political Culture: Traditions and Change
- French Thought: from the Renaissance to Postmodernity
- Memoire en francais
- Racine
- Reading the Signs: Text and Image in French Culture
- Sensibility and Sociability in the Eighteenth-Century French Novel
- The French Novel of Disillusionment
- The Twentieth-Century French Humanist Novel: Malraux and Camus
- Translation from and into French
- Writing the Self: Autobiographical Narratives in the 20th and 21st Centuries (Level 6)
- A Topic in German Thought: The Idea of Enlightenment
- Berlin since 1945: History and Culture (Level 5)
- Das Dritte Reich
- Die Deutschsprachige Presse
- Fascism in German Film (Level 6)
- Literature and Society since 1945
- Post-War German Film
- The German Novelle
- The Politics of Gender and Modern German Culture
- Wirtschaftsdeutsch
- Introduction to Italian Culture (Level 4)
- Advanced Seminar in Japanese Culture and Society
- Manga and Anime
- Popular Culture in Japan and East Asia
- Rethinking Japan: Introduction to Modern Japanese Society and Culture (Level 4)
- Theorising Japanese Cinema
- Advanced Portuguese Seminar (Level 5)
- Approaches to Spanish Culture and Society
- Art and Empire in the Iberian World
- Creative Destruction. Cultural responses to contemporary Portugal (level 6)
- Exile and Nation in 20th Century Spain
- Iberian Political Cultures: The Spanish Case
- Iberian Political Cultures: The Portuguese Case
- Literature and the Nation in Latin America (Mexico)
- Lusophone Cinema (level 5)
- Picturing the African Presence in Early Modern Spain
- Power and Control in Spanish Golden Age Art
- Power and Resistance in Spanish and Brazilian Film (Level 5)
- Scenes of Portuguese History: Cultural approaches to modern politics
- Spanish Pragmatics (Level 6)
- Studying the Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and Native American Worlds
- The Latin American Novel
- The Problem of National Identity in Modern Spain
- The Urban Experience in Brazil
- Visual Cultures of Travel and Exploration in Latin America
DEGREE CLASSIFICATION
If you exit the degree with Language 3 (A-level+/B2) or Language 4 (post-A-level/C1) the degree awarded will reflect this (e.g. BA Journalism with Spanish).
If you exit the degree with Language 5 (degree level/C1/C2) the degree awarded will reflect this (e.g. BA Spanish and Journalism).
Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students.
Additional information
Duration
Four years full-time, including one year of study abroad
FEES
Full-time international students, 3 years of study: £14280 pa
Full-time home students, international year: £1385 pa
Full-time international students, international year: £2140 pa
Language and/with Journalism with International Experience (BA): 4-year, full-time