Journalism

What you will learn

Engaging with a combination of academic modules that draw on theoretical traditions and the history of ideas to understand the issues we face today, you will learn from authors from politics, cultural studies and sociology. You will learn to analyse and apply their thinking on issues such as the role that media should play in society to contemporary issues such as disinformation, corruption and the culture wars.

In practical modules you will develop your skills in writing, creating, designing, researching and analysing across a range of journalistic specialisations and platforms. These are taught by established media professionals who will equip you with all the skills you need to write, research and communicate as a journalist, as well as how to design and produce print publications, audio and video.

How you will learn

The course is available for full- and part-time study. It has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening. You will learn through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops with an emphasis on interaction and engagement.

We offer this course as a Master’s, Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate. For the Diploma and Certificate you study fewer modules and do not complete a dissertation.

The MA course starting in October is part of our new Birkbeck Flexible Master’s UK, which gives you the choice of how you want to study - on campus, online or via flexible learning, which combines both.

Highlights

Careers and employability

On successfully graduating from this journalism course, you will have gained an array of important transferable skills, including:

Graduates can pursue career paths in journalism, the media, or public relations. Possible professions include: