BA (Hons) Journalism with Placement Year

Course overview

Study level: Undergraduate

Journalism is a superb career for anyone with natural curiosity about people and the world around them.

Our course has been designed to offer professional insight and hands-on experience in industry standard TV and radio studios as we aim to provide you with top-level writing and social media skills.

• You will get extensive time in our TV and Radio studios as well as learning from our team of industry practitioners. This is designed with the aim of you developing a wealth of transferable skills including self-confidence, excellent written and verbal communications and technical skills that can be applied in all areas of the communications industry.
• As well as our team of industry practitioners you will also benefit from opportunities to hear from our Industry guest speakers, recent examples include a Channel 4 documentary producer/director, a BBC6 Music DJ, the diplomatic correspondent of The Times, a producer for Sky Sports, the head of Instagram and Snapchat for LADbible and a literary agent. (Subject to availability)
• While you are with us, we will support you to find industry placements², previous students have secured work experience and employment at Sky, the BBC, ITV, Coventry City football club, heat magazine and the New York Times amongst many others.