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Journalism is a superb career for anyone with natural curiosity about people and the world around them.
Our course has been designed to offer professional insight and hands-on experience in industry standard TV and radio studios as well as top-level writing and social media skills.
* You will get extensive time in our TV and Radio studios as well as learning from our team of industry practitioners. This is designed with the aim of you developing a wealth of transferable skills including self-confidence, excellent written and verbal communications and technical...
Journalism is a superb career for anyone with natural curiosity about people and the world around them.<br/><br/>Our course has been designed to offer professional insight and hands-on experience in industry standard TV and radio studios as well as top-level writing and social media skills.<br/><br/><br/>* You will get extensive time in our TV and Radio studios as well as learning from our team of industry practitioners. This is designed with the aim of you developing a wealth of transferable skills including self-confidence, excellent written and verbal communications and technical skills that can be applied in all areas of the communications industry.<br/><br/><br/>* As well as our team of industry practitioners you will also benefit from many opportunities to hear from our Industry guest speakers, recent examples include a Channel 4 documentary producer/director, a BBC6 Music DJ, the diplomatic correspondent of The Times, a producer for Sky Sports, the head of Instagram and Snapchat for LADbible and a literary agent. (subject to availability)<br/><br/><br/>* While you are with us, we will support you to find industry placements*, previous students have secured work experience and employment at Sky, the BBC, ITV, Coventry City football club, heat magazine and the New York Times amongst many others. <br/><br/><br/>**Key Course Benefits**<br/>* As this course is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC)*, we consider it to be a forward-looking degree offering a multi-platform approach to journalism to prepare you for this dynamic industry. It is supported by outstanding TV and radio studios, a wireless newsroom, camera hire, podcasting booths and video editing suites<br/><br/><br/>* We also encourage you to get outside the classroom - we’ve previously taken past students to Amsterdam and New York, where we’ve produced live content and visited world-famous media companies, as well as carrying out projects in Spain, London, Cardiff and Bristol (trips in the UK and abroad are subject to availability, meeting applicable VISA requirements and additional fees apply).<br/><br/><br/>* The course is designed to prepare you for an exciting and evolving environment that increasingly expects workers to display entrepreneurial innovation and respond to the emerging needs of both audiences and industry - while still offering traditional journalism opportunities. You will have opportunities to learn and work on projects with students from other courses in the School of Media and Performing Arts. These collaborative opportunities are a defining feature of your learning experience and place you in an advantageous position in developing your skills and employability on graduating. <br/><br/><br/>* Our previous graduates can be found working for Sky, the BBC and a range of newspapers and magazines, as well as careers beyond traditional journalism in digital fields such as social media management and content creation.<br/><br/><br/>* <br/><br/><br/>*For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
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Course Code
PP53
Institution Code
C85
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS Tariff112 [1] 4 qualifications for tariff points allowed [2] May also include AS level and EPQ [3] Specific subject not required Scottish HigherC,C,D Access to HE DiplomaThe Access to HE Diploma. Plus GCSE English at grade 6 / B or above. International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammePearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)GCSE/National 4/National 55 GCSEs at grade 4 / C or above to include English. A level |
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