| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-04-24 | 2023-02-10 |
| 2023-09-19 | 2023-01-27 |
| 2024-01-03 | 2023-11-25 |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This Journalism program emphasizes sustainability, technology, and adaptability in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Students develop practical skills in news reporting, photography, video and audio production, and enhance their written and oral communication abilities. The program offers opportunities for experiential learning, study abroad, and work-based placements, preparing graduates for careers in journalism and related fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Journalism is an exciting and vibrant subject, crucial to any understanding of the current state of the world. Our course strives to remain at the cutting edge of journalistic practice and theory, with an emphasis on sustainability and technology. The way journalists report news, and how consumers then engage with that news in all its published forms, is evolving all the time: digital technology is having a huge impact. Our Journalism course recognises the value of developing relevant skills throughout your studies with a particular focus on enhancing your ability to adapt to ever-changing environments within a fast-moving industry. To prepare for this multimedia environment, the practical skills we teach include news research and writing, photography, video and audio production techniques (including podcasting). In addition to helping our students develop a high level of professionalism, we also place emphasis on key transferable skills, such as written and oral communication. Furthermore, our focus on digital and technical skills prepares you to hit the ground running should you choose to pursue journalism or other related professions as a career. All members of our team have an extensive range of experience in journalism, ranging from newspapers and magazines to radio and television.
Outline:
Foundation Year
- University Study Skills (Compulsory)
- Independent Project (Compulsory)
- Global Perspectives (Compulsory)
- Introduction to Marketing (Compulsory)
- Visual Culture: History and Society (Compulsory)
- Narrative and Storytelling (Compulsory)
Year 1
- Introduction to Journalism (Compulsory)
- Journalism Regulation (Compulsory)
- Live Journalism (Compulsory)
- How to be a Journalist: Essentials (Compulsory)
- Global News (Compulsory)
Year 2
- Experiential Overseas Learning (Optional)
- Year abroad study exchange (Optional)
- Experiential Project (Optional)
- Journalism - The Long View (Compulsory)
- The Politics of Social Media (Compulsory)
- Specialist Journalism (Compulsory)
- Journalism Production: Theory & Practice (Compulsory)
- Research Methods for Journalists (Compulsory)
- Enhancing your Employability through Work Based Learning (Optional)
Year 3
- Negotiated Study (double) (Optional)
- Dissertation (Optional)
- Current Affairs and Conflict Journalism (Compulsory)
- Magazine Publishing (Compulsory)
- Journalism in a Post-Truth World (Compulsory)
- Sustainable Journalism (Compulsory)
Assessment:
- Coursework
- Essays
- Group projects
- Presentations
- Workshops
- Examinations
Teaching:
- Taught in newsroom-style classrooms designed to simulate an editorial workplace
- There may be some online learning activities
Careers:
- Students have gone on to work for journalistic organisations including international and national news agencies such as Reuters and News Corp, online and print publications such as Newsweek and more.
- Some have taken a freelance approach, forging careers in niche aspects of journalism such as gaming, lifestyle, and pop culture.
- Others have gone into roles such as social media management, copy-writing and public relations.
Other:
- Almost all our courses offer the opportunity to study abroad, and there’s no need to learn a language.
- Our dedicated team will work with you to determine the most suitable route to increase your chance of admission.
- Explore places you never thought you’d see, immerse yourself in a whole other culture and way of life, and make memories to last a lifetime.
- On this module, you have the opportunity to spend five weeks working for a host organisation via our innovative Work Based Learning module.
- You will have the chance to test-drive a future career, boost your CV and gain real work experience.
- On this module, you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned so far to a specific media project.
- Our Experiential Overseas Learning module offers a unique opportunity to participate in a short-term placement around the world.
- This offers an exciting opportunity to study abroad for a full academic year at one of our bilateral exchange partners or through ISEP (International Student Exchange Programs), a network of over 300 additional higher education institutions worldwide.
Tuition Fees and Payment Information:
Home Students
Our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for Home students entering University in 2024/25 are £9,250 a year, or £1,540 per 20-credit module for part-time study. The University may increase these fees at the start of each subsequent year of your course in line with inflation at that time, as measured by the Retail Price Index. These fee levels and increases are subject to any necessary government, and other regulatory, approvals. Students from the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland are treated as Home students for tuition fee purposes.
International/EU Students
The tuition fees for international students studying Undergraduate programmes in 2024/25 are £13,950. This fee is set for each year of study. All undergraduate students are eligible for international and merit-based scholarships which are applicable to each year of study. For more information, go to our International Fees, Scholarship and Finance section. Irish Nationals living in the UK or ROI are treated as Home students for Tuition Fee Purposes.
