Photojournalism (including foundation year) BA (Hons)

**Why study this course?** Our Photojournalism (including foundation year) BA (Hons) is an alternative route into a bachelor’s degree in the field of photography and journalism. It’s the ideal choice if you can’t meet the requirements for the traditional three-year course.The foundation year is designed to equip you with the necessary study skills to begin more intense study at undergraduate level.**More about this course**Our photojournalism degree with a foundation year is a gateway into a career in journalism or photography. On the course you’ll not only learn the techniques to create stills and moving images but also become a skilled storyteller across mixed-media formats.Your foundation year will allow you to build your academic ability and confidence to tackle the challenges of studying photojournalism at undergraduate level. Teaching during this year will focus on developing your ability to recognise structural qualities of different media and essential elements in communications. The programme will also develop your vital study skills, including essay writing, critical analysis, research and writing for digital/traditional media.Sharing the foundation year with students from other disciplines in the School of Computing and Digital Media, you’ll get the opportunity to explore different areas of communications, media and journalism.Following the foundation year you’ll join students on our Photojournalism BA (Hons) course and have the same choice of modules as them. If you decide that you would like to specialise in a different subject in media and journalism following this initial year of study, there will be flexibility to allow you to do this.