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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

From breaking news to cultural reviews, sports reporting to in-depth investigations, we’ll help you scrutinise, interrogate and report on the issues that really matter.This degree is geared towards inquiring minds and creative thinkers seeking a career in journalism and the creative media industries. Throughout the programme, we’ll encourage you to carve out your own creative identity as you express yourself through a variety of media and genres – including print, broadcast and digital publishing.You’ll start with the core skills of interviewing and reporting, before going on to look at specialist areas like media law and ethics, mobile journalism, editing and production. You’ll also get the chance to work on live events and learn how to cover breaking news – all under the pressure of tight deadlines. In your second and third years, you’ll be able to focus on specialist sectors such as podcasting, video journalism or magazine production, or on areas such as sports or music journalism. In your final year, you’ll also create a portfolio of original journalism, rooted in the real world – real people, real issues, real events.Throughout it all, you’ll have access to the multimedia newsroom, TV studio and radio production facilities, getting you up to speed with all the latest technology. So, by the time you’re finished, you’ll have acquired the wide range of skills necessary to work in today’s multiplatform digital environments.You may also have the opportunity to spend an extra year expanding your horizons, either studying with one of our partner universities overseas, or working on a placement with an organisation.This course has a foundation year available.Placement and/or study abroad options may be available, potentially extending the duration of study up to 4 years. Study abroad will be subject to any international travel restrictions and/or availability.


Features and Benefits

- Units are led by accomplished journalists, including current and former reporters and editors.- We’ll encourage you to find your own creative identity and express yourself through a variety of digital content, media and genres.- Throughout your degree, each year will offer increasing flexibility, allowing you to pursue your own interests through a range of options, including sports or music journalism.- In Year 1 and Year 2, you’ll have the option to take the Uniwide Language unit. You can choose from French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Standard Arabic or Spanish.- You may have the opportunity to take the four-year route, spending a year studying abroad, or boost your career prospects with a placement in industry.- All of our students have access to high-spec, professional television and radio studios, a newsroom, and edit suites situated in a dedicated wing of our Grosvenor East building; giving you the practical experience you'll need to become a journalist.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 20,000per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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University information

Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University

  • University League Table

    60th

  • Campus address

    Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, All Saints, Manchester, Manchester, M15 6BH, England

The university welcomes a diverse international student population of more than 2,700 international students from over 100 countries.
Each year a range of welcome events are organised to help new students settle into university, explore the city and prepare for academic studies.
Study in the heart of the global city of Manchester, on a campus with world-class learning spaces, a lively Students' Union and fantastic social hubs.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    49th out of 95 6

    48th out of 115 21

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    125 61%

    44th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    38th

    13
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.86 77%

    60th

    15
  • Entry standards

    / Max 235
    138 61%

    42nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    57th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.90 78%

    38th

    22

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