BA (Hons) Journalism
Program Description
With our multimedia approach and real-world platforms, this course covers all aspects of journalism: news gathering and reporting (including location work); feature writing and editing; and producing and presenting your work across radio, internet, film and print.You’ll be based at our well-equipped media arts centre, which features industry-standard radio studios and edit suites as well as our newsroom, which has the latest Apple technology and access to the Press Association news-wire feed.We give you an essential understanding of the industry back story by teaching media law, ethics and regulation; the theory and current practice of journalism; and the global nature of modern journalism. We also offer insights into future developments.
- You’ll be taught by a team of industry and academic specialists
- We organise regular, experience-widening trips and masterclasses from industry guest speakers
- You can specialise, taking optional units in PR and marketing, radio, and magazine and online publishing
- There’s the opportunity for you to gain work experience and build links within journalism through an extra work placement year
- You can put your skills into practice, reporting for our news website or developing your own radio show for our on-site community radio station, Radio LaB
- It opens up additional career paths including research; editorial production (sub-editing and proofreading); new media production; and broadcast presenting
- Past graduates have taken up positions within the broadcast sector at Radio One, Kiss FM, Channel 5 and CBeebies
Admission Requirements
- Indian Students:-Year 12 with 55% overall.
- Arab Students:- Any of the following:-
- 2 A level passes (minimum C and D)
- International Baccalaureate (24 points)
- A recognised Foundation degree
IELTS Requirements
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
Overall |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6 |
Remarks:
Indian Students IELTS Waiver: -
- At least 70% marks in English language course in Higher Secondary School.
- Punjab and Haryana Boards will not get IELTS waive off.