Journalism 2012 Entry

Honours Degree

Work Experience

We have guaranteed work placement opportunities at the BBC, ITV West, the Independent, Star Magazine, and the Daily Telegraph.

We also have strong links with other organisations which have granted our students placements such as Sky and the NME.

Designed to create thinking journalists who have developed their skills in a ‘real world’ environment.

The meteoric rise in online news over the past five years has seen an increasing demand for multi-skilled journalists.

Merging the best of our Broadcast and Print Journalism undergraduate degrees, our course provides a high blend of academic study and vocational training and experience.

Students will be taught the skills needed for print, online, radio and television news in simulated newsroom environments, producing real stories they have gathered across all media to strict deadlines.

They’ll be introduced to all aspects of journalism at the beginning of the course and by the third year will have an opportunity to specialise in one or more areas. At the core of this course are the foundations upon which good journalism is built, media law, ethics and government and the historical and theoretical context to news.

Our teaching staff have a varied background having worked with the BBC, ITV, The Guardian, Daily Mail, regional newspapers and websites to name a few and all have close contacts with current media professionals and decision makers. They also share an impressive portfolio of published academic papers and textbooks.

A series of guest lectures, external moderation and work placements provide students with close contact with the workplace that will help guide and motivate them during their time on the course.

Further information about the Journalism course