BA (Hons) Journalism with English
Course Overview
This unique combined degree at Ulster University, the only program of its kind in Northern Ireland, offers a comprehensive study of Journalism paired with English. You will explore the critical theory and practice of journalism within its wider legal, economic, and political context while simultaneously honing your analytical and communicative skills through the study of literature. The program equips you with a powerful blend of practical media skills and advanced critical thinking, preparing you for a diverse range of careers in the modern world.
Key Program Highlights
- Unique opportunity to study the only Journalism degree program in Northern Ireland.
- Gain a critical understanding of journalism in the context of law, economics, and politics.
- Develop advanced analytical and communication skills through the study of English literature.
- Tailor your degree with a range of optional English modules based on staff research expertise.
- Graduate with a highly desirable skill set for careers in media, publishing, PR, and the civil service.
Course Overview
This unique combined degree at Ulster University, the only program of its kind in Northern Ireland, offers a comprehensive study of Journalism paired with English. You will explore the critical theory and practice of journalism within its wider legal, economic, and political context while simultaneously honing your analytical and communicative skills through the study of literature. The program equips you with a powerful blend of practical media skills and advanced critical thinking, preparing you for a diverse range of careers in the modern world.
Key Program Highlights
- Unique opportunity to study the only Journalism degree program in Northern Ireland.
- Gain a critical understanding of journalism in the context of law, economics, and politics.
- Develop advanced analytical and communication skills through the study of English literature.
- Tailor your degree with a range of optional English modules based on staff research expertise.
- Graduate with a highly desirable skill set for careers in media, publishing, PR, and the civil service.
Requirements
Modules
- University English Literature: An Introduction
- Theory and Other Monsters
- Public Affairs Reporting
- Introduction to Journalism Practice
- Platforms and Audiences
- Broadcast Storytelling
- Media Law and Regulation
- Video Journalism
- Early Modern English Culture 1509-1659: Poetry, Prose, Drama
- Tales of the Familiar and the Exotic: The Beginnings of Modern Fiction in English
- Rhymes Of Passion: A Brief History Of Love Poetry
- Writing and Editing
- Modern Drama and Its Influences
- Sex and the City of God: religion and sexuality in American literature
- Angels, Madwomen and Whores
- Writing the North: Ulster Literature
- Contemporary World Fiction in English
- How It Is: Samuel Beckett Studies
- Adaptation and Historical Fiction
- Gothic and Romantic Writing
- English Exchange 1
- English Exchange 2
- English Exchange 3
- English Exchange 4
- English Exchange 5
- English Exchange 6
- Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Detective Fiction
- Writing and Publishing
- Media: Study Internationally (2nd yr)
- Journalism Newsdays and Placement
- Specialist Content Creation
- Enterprise Placement
- Black Lives Recovered and Remade
- The 'Impact of Translation' in Modern Irish and British Literature
- Industrial Placement: Media
- Media: International Academic Studies (DIAS)
- Journalism Dissertation
- Programme Production
- Journalism Futures
- Journalism in Society
- Nineteenth Century Literature
- Twentieth-Century Literature
- How to be Modern: Writing from the Jazz Age, 1910-1930
- Bonnets, Beards and Bastards: The Fiction of the Victorian Period
- Nineteenth-Century American Literature
- Twentieth-Century American Literature
- Body, Mind and Soul in Novels and Non-Fiction from Addison to Austen
- The Ulster-Scots Literary Tradition 1750 - 2000
- From The Vote To The Pill: C20th And C21st Women's Writing
- Writing Ireland: Ulysses to Normal People
- Shakespeare
- Narratives of Slavery
