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Full time September MSc, PGDip, PGCert 12 months full-time
Business & Management (5) Communication & Media Studies (7)

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The Journalism (PgCert/PgDip/MSc) programme offers a comprehensive study of news and current affairs journalism in various formats, including print, radio, TV, and digital platforms. You will gain practical skills in writing, interviewing, and researching stories, while also exploring journalistic ethics and media law. The course provides opportunities to develop your own web pages, produce broadcast and online news items, and pitch story ideas. With a focus on hands-on experience, you will undertake a four-week placement with a media organization. Entry requirements include a 2:2 undergraduate degree or relevant work experience. English language proficiency is required for non-native speakers. Exciting career prospects await in journalism and media-related roles.

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This course focuses on the study of news and current affairs journalism in all its guises – from ‘traditional’ print, radio and TV coverage to the increasingly interactive approaches of news gathering and reporting to audiences of today’s online, digital and emerging multimedia platforms.

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Entry Requirements

Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree or its equivalent in any subject area.
Applicants with a lower degree classification and / or relevant work experience will be considered on a case by case basis.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Applicants whose first language is not English should have an IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5, or an equivalent

Our Pre-Sessional English Programme (PSP) is available for students who have not yet reached the required English level and those who would like to improve their language competency.

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Speaking of her placement opportunity:

"It was a very fast paced learning curve and something that I just think was totally irreplaceable in value and in terms of knowledge for me. It's provided me with a lot of future work opportunities as well... and I definitely think that I made really important contacts that are going to give me a leg up in my career prospects after graduation."

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