BA (Hons) Journalism

Program Overview

The BA (Hons) Journalism program at the University of Winchester is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) and equips students with the skills to work in the digital journalism world. Graduates have gone on to work at major journalism organizations in the UK, including the BBC, ITV, and The Times. The program focuses on creating simulated "real-life working news and sports production" with "the social media age" technology.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC)
• Awarded numerous national awards for excellence (Royal Television Society, Chartered Institute of Journalists, the BBC College of Journalism, and the BJTC)
• Equips students with the skills to work in the digital journalism world
• Provides opportunities to produce top quality journalism content that rivals local and national broadcasters
• Develops the skills needed to equip graduates for the moment they leave the university and move into the world of professional journalism
• Taught at "state-of-the-art studios"
• Focuses on learning to create content for television, radio, online and social media platforms
• Supported by a challenging series of lectures and seminars that includes media law, investigative journalism and documentary making
• Award-winning teaching team includes international broadcasters, editors, feature writers and documentary makers, with decades of journalism experience
• Graduates are working in newsrooms in every major journalism organisation in the UK

Outline:

• Year 1, Level 4: 216 hours of teaching and learning with 984 hours of independent learning
• Year 2, Level 5: 264 hours of teaching and learning with 936 hours of independent learning
• Year 3, Level 6: 144 hours of teaching and learning with 936 hours of independent learning, plus a 120-hour placement
• Modules:
• Year 1:
Introduction to Journalism, Media Law, Radio Production and Presentation, Longform Journalism
• Year 2:
TV Production and Presentation, Radio Production & Podcasting, Digital Reporting (1), Journalism: Digital and Social Media
• Year 3:
Digital Reporting (2), Digital Reporting (3), Journalism: Politics, Representation & Participation, Major Project/Documentary, Claiming the Truth - Documentary Films, Media Law update

Assessment:

• Assessment balance between examination and coursework depends on chosen modules
• Year 1: 87% coursework, 13% written exams
• Year 2: 100% coursework
• Year 3: 87% coursework, 13% written exams
• Timely feedback provided to enable academic progress and skill development

Teaching:

• Course approach based on simulations of "a real-life working news and sports production operation"
• Utilizes "all the technology of the social media age"
• Low staff-student ratios enable tailoring to individual needs and ambitions
• Specialization options in magazine, consumer and fashion journalism, sports journalism, news, campaigning and investigative journalism; online, on radio or TV, and for magazines

Careers:

• High employability rates: graduates work at BBC, ITV, Sky News, C5, The Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, The Mail, The Sun, Times Literary Supplement, Heart FM, LBC, CNBC, and AFP

Other:

• Taught primarily through lectures and seminars
• Independent learning required
• Course focuses on creating simulated "real-life working news and sports production" with "the social media age" technology
• University places a strong emphasis on environmental sustainability, encouraging students to consider the impact before printing
• Each section is presented separately for clarity and organization.

UK / Channel Islands /Isle of Man / Republic of Ireland International Year 1 £9,250 £16,700 Year 2 £9,250 £16,700 Year 3 £9,250 £16,700 Total £27,750 £50,100 Optional Sandwich Year £1,850 £3,340 Total with Sandwich Year £29,600 £53,440

If you are a UK student starting your degree in September 2024, the first year will cost you £9,250.

Based on this fee level, the indicative fees for a three-year degree would be £27,750 for UK students. UK Part-Time fees are calculated on a pro rata basis of the full-time fee for a 120 credit course. The fee for a single credit is £77.08 and a 15 credit module is £1,156. Part-time students can take up to a maximum 90 credits per year, so the maximum fee in a given year will be the government permitted maximum fee of £6,935. International part-time fees are calculated on a pro rata basis of the full-time fee for a 120 credit course. The fee for a single credit is £139.14 and a 15 credit module is £2,087.