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BA (Hons) Journalism

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Do you have the ambition to become a reporter who keeps the public informed and holds those in power to account? This BA (Hons) Journalism degree course – accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) – will prepare you for a career as a journalist.

Learn how to uncover and write breaking news stories, produce publications across print and digital media, and adapt to the fast-paced 24-hour news environment.

Earn the industry-recognised NCTJ Diploma in Journalism with help from our teaching team of experienced journalists, hone your craft on professional placements and become an outstanding journalist any editor would appoint.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – ABB–BBC

  • UCAS points – 112–128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent

  • T levels – Merit

  • BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM

  • International Baccalaureate – 25

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Placement year

Optional modules:

  • CCI Placement Plus - Full Year

  • CCI Self-Employed Placement Full Year

  • CCI Work Placement Full Year

  • Film, Media and Communication Study Abroad - Full Year

  • Film, Media and Communication Study Abroad - Half Year

2 Year 1

Core modules:

  • Academic Skills and Career Planning

  • Digital Skills for Journalists

  • Ethical Perspectives on Current Affairs

  • Journalism in Context

  • Media Law and Regulation

  • Reporting

3 Year 2

Core modules:

  • Advanced News and Investigative Reporting

  • Feature Writing and Media Research

  • Government in Britain

  • Mobile Journalism

  • Social Media and Journalism

Optional modules:

  • Engaged Citizenship through Interdisciplinary Practice

  • Factual Media Production

  • Modern Foreign Language (Institute-Wide Language Programme)

  • Press and Public Relations

  • Professional Experience

  • Specialist Journalism

  • Student Enterprise

4 Year 3

Core modules:

  • Newsroom Production

  • Placement

Optional modules:

  • Digital Media and Democracy

  • Dissertation

  • Global Journalism and Human Rights

  • Journalism Special Investigation

  • Magazines: Print Media in a Digital World

  • Money, Government and Power

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in each component).

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