BA (Hons) Journalism, Film and Television Studies (including foundation year)
Course Overview
This four-year BA (Hons) in Journalism, Film and Television Studies with a foundation year is designed for students passionate about media but who do not meet the entry requirements for a standard three-year degree. The integrated foundation year provides essential academic and practical skills, creating a seamless pathway into the full undergraduate program. Students graduate with the same prestigious degree and a versatile skill set for careers in journalism and screen media.
Key Program Highlights
- Built-in foundation year to develop essential academic and media analysis skills
- Unique combination of practical journalism with critical film and television studies
- One-to-one academic tutoring and dedicated support throughout your studies
- Shared foundation modules to collaborate with students from other creative disciplines
- Flexibility to potentially switch to a different media specialism after the first year
Course Overview
This four-year BA (Hons) in Journalism, Film and Television Studies with a foundation year is designed for students passionate about media but who do not meet the entry requirements for a standard three-year degree. The integrated foundation year provides essential academic and practical skills, creating a seamless pathway into the full undergraduate program. Students graduate with the same prestigious degree and a versatile skill set for careers in journalism and screen media.
Key Program Highlights
- Built-in foundation year to develop essential academic and media analysis skills
- Unique combination of practical journalism with critical film and television studies
- One-to-one academic tutoring and dedicated support throughout your studies
- Shared foundation modules to collaborate with students from other creative disciplines
- Flexibility to potentially switch to a different media specialism after the first year
Requirements
Modules
- Making News for TV
- Media Contexts
- Pop, Pulp and Politics
- Studio Craft - InDesign
- Studio Craft - Photoshop
- Studio Craft: Filmmaking
- Studio Craft: Music Video Production
- Writing for Media
- Approaches to Film and Television Studies
- Digital Skills
- Digital Storytelling
- Film Theory and Film Style
- Journalism: Perspectives and Ideas
- Moving Image Practice
- Sound Design for Linear Media
- Writing and Research Skills
- Contemporary television
- Media Industry Roles
- Newsroom Production: Employability
- Stardom, Performance and Celebrity
- Television Studio Practice
- Video and Television Production
- Digital Project Management
- Documentary Photography
- Film and TV: Industry and Politics
- Journalism Industry Experience
- Podcast Production and Sonic Branding
- Popular Music: History and Culture
- Styling and Journalism
- Writing Short Films: Introduction to Screenwriting
- Advanced Broadcast Journalism: Audio
- Advanced Broadcast Journalism: Video
- America's 20th Century on Film
- Creative Practice Dissertation Project
- Creative Research Dissertation Project
- The French New Wave
- Arts, Culture and Lifestyle Journalism
- Audio Plug-in Coding
- Campaigning Journalism
- Career Development Learning
- Contemporary America and Screen History: From Grifters to #MeToo
- Digital Video Post Production
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Graphical communications
- Interaction Design for Non-Humans
- Media Industry Careers
- Postcolonial Cinema and Media
- Queer Media, Culture and Politics
- Researching Media Audiences
