BA (Hons) Journalism (Top-up) (Full Time)

This year-long, industry-focused course offers you the opportunity to top up your Foundation degree or HND to a full BA (Hons) qualification.This course will enhance your core writing skills and develop your understanding of the context of journalism and the social and historical framework in which it operates.

You will also be offered options in niche areas such as politics, fashion and styling, science and technology, travel, film and business. These will help you build your own unique skill set which is vital in this competitive market.

You will work in a real-world simulated environment and use the very latest technical facilities including a dedicated journalism newsroom.

Industrial focus

Our talented teaching team of industry practitioners and experts has wide-ranging media experience and many continue to freelance. They maintain strong industry links and are dedicated to helping you publish your work and undertake work experience with leading news and media organisations.

We run an exciting weekly guest-speaker programme featuring many big names from the media industry. Recent speakers include Alexandra Shakespeare (Harper’s Bazaar), Simon Vincent (Sky Sports News), Andrew Humphreys (deputy editorial director for Ink-global), Lauren Cumming (Love-it!), Chris Bourn (Time Out) and Tim Burke (BBC). These sessions provide key insights into the industry and are useful networking sessions, enabling you direct access to influential people.

Course content

Three core units and four option units:

• Multi-Platform Publishing
• Life as a Freelance
• Major Project (Creative)/Major Project (Research Project)

Options:

• Digital Photography
• Reporting Politics
• The Title Race
• Key Characters in Journalism
• Science and Technology Journalism
• Journalism in Film
• Business Journalism
• Travel Journalism
• Changing the World
• Writing Criticism
• Investigative Journalism
• Fashion and Styling.

Why choose Solent?

This course will equip you with a broad range of advanced skills required by industry if you want to become a journalist or work in any area of the media. We offer comprehensive study in print, broadcast (television and radio) and multimedia with a curriculum that is constantly updated to keep pace with changing trends in industry.

• Accredited by the BJTC (Broadcast Journalism Training Council) for television and radio
• Accredited by Skillset (the Sector Skills Council for the creative media) as a national centre of excellence in media education
• The University hosts professional examinations such as the NCTJ Law Qualification and Teeline shorthand exam.
• Weekly guest-speaker programme featuring many big names from the media industry.

Assessment

Coursework including presentations, portfolios, live briefs, web and individual evaluations.

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Projects/work experience

An opportunity to join our exciting Solent Creatives agency and experience live briefs.

Key career skills

Writing for various media, media production, presentations, IT, teamwork, project management.