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BA(Hons) Journalism

University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Well support you to explore this fast-paced world €“ and equip you to enter it, as a rising media star. Its our job to help you develop the skills and knowledge youll need to reach the audiences of the future. Not only will you master researching, reporting, interviewing, and writing €“ youll also broaden your intellectual horizons and begin to see the bigger picture, with high-level thinking and analytical approaches. Youll create all kinds of professional content, from articles, magazines, and blogs, to video and audio reports and social media output. Our top academics will help you develop a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges in the journalism of the future. With optional, specialist modules, you can tailor your degree to your own interests and career ambitions. Youll meet a wide range of guest tutors and speakers, kickstarting your networking with industry experts.

General Eligibility

A Level - BBC

BTEC - DMM

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Analysing Content

Media Users, Audiences and Fans

News Industries and Law

Digital Communication Technology

Digital Video and Audio Production

Media Writing and Narrative

2 Year 2

Core modules:

  • From Studio to Social Media: Media Careers and Entrepreneurship

  • Researching Digital Communication, Media and Culture

  • Digital Activism Fandom and Participatory Media

  • Reporting and Writing

Option modules:

Choose up to two from a list which may include:

  • Television Journalism

  • Digital Radio and Audio Production

  • On-Screen Training: Becoming a Presenter

  • Promotional Culture and PR

  • Magazine Design and Production

  • Sports Broadcasting and Commentary

3 Year 3 – optional placement year

Placement Year

4 Year 4

Core modules:

  • Political Reporting

  • Research Dissertation

  • Students not taking the optional placement year also take:

  • Media Industry Project

Option modules:

Choose up to three from a list which may include:

  • Writing Techniques Across Media

  • Journalism Innovation and Enterprise

  • Investigative Journalism

  • Media and Globalisation

  • Digital Streaming Platforms: YouTube, Netflix and Beyond

  • The Multi-Platform Newsroom

  • Video Shorts: Music, Advertising and Short film

  • Digital Media, Data and Analysis

  • Video Games and Culture

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent.

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