P8FY Journalism with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Foundation degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Foundation degree

  • Location

    Luton

Why study this course In the Foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. Graduates from this course are able to explore opportunities in newspapers, magazines, broadcasting, print and online publishing and press offices in local, national and international media organisations. During this course you will gain experience in a wide range of journalism, from news reporting to news gathering and feature writing, for a variety of media including newspapers, magazines, TV and radio. You will benefit from the use of our dedicated press room which is equipped with the latest technology and enjoys Press Association news feeds. To develop...

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Location

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Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

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Subjects

  • Feature Writing
  • Radio
  • Writing
  • Media
  • Press

Course programme

Modular structure Areas of study you may cover on this course include: Reporting and writing, sub-editing, layout and design, law and public administration, shorthand (optional extra), radio broadcast techniques, essential skills for journalists, video skills and production, online publishing, magazine publishing and feature writing.

Additional information

Skills and experience gained During the course you will: Experience 'real' journalism, both in-house and through external work experience, benefit from working with staff and tutors who have experience in local, regional, national and international journalism, enjoy regular visits by leading figures from many areas of the world of journalism, have the opportunity to get involved in press conferences and the production of newspapers, online magazines, TV and radio reports and concentrate on areas that continuously generate stories of national interest. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Produce publishable, accurate, legally sound, grammatically secure, creative and readable copy from a variety of sources to given outlines and to deadline understanding the differing demands on journalists of changing platforms and audiences and how to react to those demands. 2. Collate, analyse and employ a variety of news and feature gathering techniques. 3. Demonstrate a professional and self disciplined approach to your work, which should be produced in accordance with professional standards and conventions, combined with the ability and skills to produce a reflective valuation of your own work. 4. Have a thorough understanding of the organisation, powers, responsibilities and working of central government within the UK, and a working knowledge of law covering the courts, defamation, contempt, copyright, bankruptcy, confidentiality, privacy and other areas essential to effective reporting online and in print. 5. Have an overview of the media industry, its role within society, the economy and its role within economies and be able to effectively assess the ways in which journalism has developed and the forces which have been applied during the evolutionary process, their origins and outcomes. 6. By the selection of a second strand of...

P8FY Journalism with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Price on request