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BA (Hons)

International Journalism (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2022

UCAS Code

J634

Delivery

Campus Taught

Our International Journalism Foundation Entry Degree gives you an insight into the practice of journalism and the skills and knowledge required by journalists.

Foundation Entry degree courses are designed for students who have the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly enter their chosen Honours degree programme.

Life experience and a keen interest in news and current affairs are what counts if you don’t have traditional qualifications.

Why study with us

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in International Journalism (Foundation Entry) is ranked 1st in the UK with 90% of students satisfied with the quality of feedback and assessment (Guardian University Guide 2021)
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in International Journalism (Foundation Entry) is ranked 5th in the UK for student satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2021)
Journalism is taught in the newsroom more often than the classroom. You get realistic industry experience in our state-of-the-art facilities and on optional work placements.

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What you’ll do

Working journalists bring up-to-the-minute expertise as guest lecturers. These contacts help you prepare for the latest challenges and to find work placements and jobs.
Showcase your ideas, enthusiasm, skills and talent at our cJAM careers event with industry professionals. The event closes with placements awarded to successful students.
Secure work placements in the UK and overseas. You can do all or part of Year 2 in another country – there’s a wide range of exchange programmes available, to dozens of countries.

Module Overview

Course Delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Come and discover why our campus is the perfect place for you. You can ask current students about their experiences and immerse yourself in campus and accommodation tours.

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Future careers

Journalism at the University has an excellent record for employability. Our graduates work in journalism and media industries around the world.

Our graduates are working for news and media organisations in Beijing, Brussels, London and Dubai, and for the BBC, the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, and the Angolan Embassy in Lisbon.

Typical careers include journalism, broadcast entertainment, public relations, marketing and teaching.

Fees and Funding

2021/22

First year£5500 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

First year£7800 for the first year

Full-time£13000 per year

International

First year£7800 for the first year

Full-time£13000 per year

2022/23

First year£6000 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

International

First year£10000 for the first year

Full-time£14250 per year

Scholarships and Bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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We assess your skills and knowledge in many different ways, ensuring you can show what you have learned, to the best of your ability.

You’ll create news reports across all media (features, portfolios, blogs) and you’ll undertake academic essays, reports and presentations, exams, practical skills tests, and reflections on your performance and learning.

The course is taught by successful, award-winning journalists and world-class researchers.

FACILITIES

The School has a wealth of state-of-the-art technology and multimedia facilities to ensure you are up to speed with the latest industry developments.

They include:

Six fully-equipped newsrooms
Four radio studios
TV studio and adjacent gallery
Two broadcast production areas
Two video editing suites
Live news feeds from the Press Association
Industry-standard workflows

We have great links with employers including the BBC, ITV, Sky, national newspapers, magazines and the local press. You'll have the chance to assist world-leading researchers as paid undergraduate research interns.

Our annual cJAM employability event shakes-up the traditional career fair format and gives you face-to-face time with up to 30 successful industry professionals, all of whom come to the event with the offer of work placement opportunities. You will:

Hear from keynote industry speakers.
Take part in an industry Q&A session.
Network informally during the breaks and lunch.
Have eight minutes of one-to-one time to pitch to selected industry guests to try and win a placement.

Work experience is an essential part of the course and you’ll be encouraged to study part of your course abroad. There’s a wide range of exchange programmes available, to dozens of countries, in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. Students have studied in Canada, the United States, United Arab Emirates, Korea, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Australia and China.

Recent placements have included the BBC World Service, the Times of India, the South China Morning Post and the Times of Israel.

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This course is based in the School of Arts and Media located in the Faculty of Culture and Creative Industries

For information on possible changes to course information, see our Essential and Important Course Information

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