Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Journalism

at University of Bedfordshire - Luton Campus United Kingdom

Overview

The media industry is constantly changing, and you need to go into it with up-to-the-minute skills and expertise. At Bedfordshire, you gain cross-industry editorial and production skills - gained through working in radio studios, edit suites and our high-tech newsroom - so you're ready to hit the ground running when it comes to your career.

With our multimedia approach and real-world platforms, this course covers all aspects of journalism: news gathering and reporting (including location work); feature writing and editing; and producing and presenting your work across radio, internet, film and print.

You’ll be based at our well-equipped media arts centre, which features industry-standard radio studios and edit suites as well as our newsroom, which has the latest Apple technology and access to the Press Association news-wire feed.

We give you an essential understanding of the industry back story by teaching media law, ethics and regulation; the theory and current practice of journalism; and the global nature of modern journalism. We also offer insights into future developments.

Why choose this course?

  • You’ll be taught by a team of industry and academic specialists
  • We organise regular, experience-widening trips and masterclasses from industry guest speakers
  • You can specialise, taking optional units in PR and marketing, radio, and magazine and online publishing
  • There’s the opportunity for you to gain work experience and build links within journalism through an extra work placement year
  • You can put your skills into practice, reporting for our news website or developing your own radio show for our on-site community radio station, Radio LaB
  • It opens up additional career paths including research; editorial production (sub-editing and proofreading); new media production; and broadcast presenting
  • Past graduates have taken up positions within the broadcast sector at Radio One, Kiss FM, Channel 5 and CBeebies
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30

Application Processing Days

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Full Time On Campus

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36

Duration

University of Bedfordshire - Luton Campus

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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Journalism Assistant Fee

$13500

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$0

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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Journalism Admissions Requirements

  • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

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30

Application Processing Days

Full Time On Campus

Program Intensity

Under Graduate

Program Level

36

Duration

Study Visa

English Test Requirement

6.0

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72.0

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