Why study this course?
Channel your talent for writing, your instinct for seeking out the truth and your ability to engage an audience with a compelling story through this exceptional journalism degree in London. You’ll learn how to survive in a rapidly changing industry, cover breaking news in our state-of-the-art newsroom and develop a range of journalistic writing for different media channels and genres.
More about this course
This Journalism degree offers a lively and professional introduction to the practices and ideas of journalism. You’ll cover breaking news in our newsroom, enjoy exciting news days and develop a range of writing skills for multimedia journalism and learn video, audio and mobile techniques of a rapidly changing industry, taught by respected practitioners.
You’ll find a wealth of relevant work placement opportunities to give your career a headstart. Our students have had placements at media organisations including InStyle Magazine, BBC Radio 1, Your Media London, Islington Gazette, Hayes FM, Business In The Community, Bracknell News, October Films, sport.co.uk, Bliss, Press Association, Sunday Times, ITN and Cambridge Evening News, as well as the Daily Mail.
You’ll have the chance to visit newspapers, TV studios and the places where news is made. We host a range of well-known speakers, recently including Professor Steve Jones to talk about science in journalism, Gary Younge from the Guardian and Tom Symonds from the BBC to talk about breaking big stories from phone hacking to paedophilia.
Learning to use both the journalist’s techniques for gathering and telling stories and the academic’s skills in analysing and marshalling arguments will leave you with a strong portfolio to enter the marketplace. Join us and find your niche in the rapidly changing media landscape.
Accreditation of Prior Learning
Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course.
Modular structure
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 1 modules include:
Journalism: History and Ideas (core, 30 credits)
Practical Journalism (core, 30 credits)
Reporting and Photography Skills (core, 30 credits)
Writing Skills (core, 30 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
Advanced Reporting (core, 30 credits)
Journalism Work Placement (core, 15 credits)
Media Law and Ethics; Public Administration (core, 30 credits)
Newsroom Production (core, 30 credits)
Documentary Photography (option, 15 credits)
Styling and Journalism (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
Broadcast Journalism (core, 30 credits)
Creating Packages (core, 30 credits)
Journalism Project (core, 30 credits)
Arts Journalism (option, 15 credits)
Campaigning Journalism (option, 15 credits)
Fashion Writing and Reporting (option, 15 credits)
Where this course can take you
Journalism graduates have gone on to work in TV, radio, print and online media all around the globe. From the Sunday People to the Independent, the New Statesman to Correos of Venezuela, TalkSport radio to Swedish TV, our graduates are making their mark.
Many are also working in PR, media consultancy, social media, management, web design, fashion and marketing, as well as going on to study media, journalism, international conflict or film studies at postgraduate level.
