Journalism

On our NCTJ-accredited multi-platform course you will develop the skillset required for a journalism career including reporting, digital production, feature writing and shorthand.

In addition to your degree, you will take the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Diploma in Journalism, a recognised qualification for professional practice.

You will learn from media professionals and academics and use our industry-standard facilities, which include a newsroom with live news and sports feeds, and sound, filming and editing equipment.

You will benefit from lectures and masterclasses with industry experts, field trips, a placement and publish your work on our student-run platforms from day one.

TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE

NCTJ accreditation means your degree will be recognised by the media industry as meeting high professional standards

Learn core journalism skills such as newswriting, law, shorthand, public administration, digital journalism and multimedia

A work placement means you will graduate with experience and industry connections

Showcase and hone your journalism skills in our student magazine, Overtime

Newsroom with live news and sports feeds gives you authentic real-life journalistic experience

Sound, filming and editing equipment familiarise you with the latest technology and ensure that you graduate with the technical skills essential for your media career

Real-world reporting opportunities - our students have interviewed MPs in the House of Commons and reported from court trials and council hearings

Close links with the media industry means we organise field trips to places such as the Sky News newsroom.

Editors, journalists and campaigners from organisations such as from Sky News, the BBC, Time Out, the Daily Telegraph, Johnston Press, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, Full Fact and Reporters Without Borders have given lectures and masterclasses.

Option modules and applied subject modules allow you to specialise in an area of particular interest.