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BA Journalism

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This course is designed to equip you with the skills you’ll need to thrive as a media professional today, from traditional newspapers to TV, radio and online news channels. You’ll also gain a wide range of valuable knowledge and skills which can help you to stand out from the crowd in a variety of careers.

Our graduates can be found working at Sky News and Sport, BBC News, BBC Sport, CNN and Channel 4 among others. Many work overseas, from Channel 4’s offices in Washington DC to The Japan Times. Others have gone on into politics and the civil service, and a number have worked in the NNC’s political unit at Westminster either for parliamentary bodies or MPs.

General Eligibility

A-level: AAB

Other course specific tests:

If you’re taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) you may receive an alternative offer alongside a standard offer. In this case, the typical offer would be ABB plus grade A in the EPQ.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Introduction to Media and Communication Research

  • Introduction to Journalism

  • Journalism, Politics and Society

  • Camera and Editing for Journalists

  • Introduction to Media Law and Regulation

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • The History of Communication

  • Introduction to Media and Communication Theory

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Journalism Ethics

  • Issues in Journalism

  • Digital Journalism

  • Journalism Practice

  • Live Journalism Practice

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Digital Cultures

  • Working in Digital Media Teams

  • Communication Research Methods

  • Media, Power and Social Justice

  • Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries

  • Towards the Future: Skills in Context

  • Creative Enterprise

3 Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Journalism Placement

  • Live News Production

  • Media Law

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • The Documentary and Reality

  • International Communication

  • Feminism, Identity and Media

  • Understanding the Audience

  • Journalism Individual Project Portfolio

  • The Reporting of Politics

  • The Ethnography of Speaking

  • Popular Music and Society

  • Mobile Media

  • Citizen Media

  • Climate Communication

  • Communication Dissertation

  • War and Media

  • Promotional Culture

  • Creative Work in the Cultural Industries

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic or IELTS for UKVI (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration) (Academic) or IELTS Online at 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component skill. Please note that we cannot accept results from these tests that are over two years old at the start date of the course you intend to study.

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) or TOEFL iBT Home Edition at 80 overall with no less than 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 19 in writing. Please note that we do not accept TOEFL My Best scores and we expect candidates to have met the relevant requirements from a single TOEFL test.

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