Colchester, United Kingdom
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English
PACE
Full time
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Key Summary
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Introduction
BA Journalism with Human Rights
In a world of conflict and uncertainty, you can be the voice for those who need to be heard. Challenge the way human rights are understood across the globe. Our BA Journalism with Human Rights enables you to learn about the fundamental principles and practices which underpin the protection and promotion of human rights around the world. Alongside this you develop your journalistic skills, helping you to analyse information and understand it within the context of human rights law. You gain a strong understanding of the world we live in and how to engage with the audience, allowing you to develop your own unique journalistic style.
Explore a wide spectrum of human rights topics ranging from war to immigration. This is combined with the practical journalism component of this course; you use multi-media channels such as radio, television and online media, and deepen your knowledge of journalism on an international scale.
This course gives you the flexibility to choose the areas of the subject that interest you. Topics which you can study include:
- Protection of human rights
- Is everyone entitled to human rights?
- Production skills
- International journalism
At Essex we specialise in business law, public law, criminal justice, health law, law and technology, socio-legal studies and human rights law.
During your final year, you have the opportunity to bring all aspects of the course together in a final multimedia project on a subject linked to the human rights element of your studies.
You will join our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies and our Human Rights Centre where you will join our diverse community of students from all corners of the globe.
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Practical Reporting, Interviewing and Production (Joint Honours)
- History of Journalism
- Journalism Now
- The Humanities Graduate: Future Pathways
- Foundations of Human Rights
Year 2
- Audio and Video for Broadcast and Online (Joint Honours)
- Feature Writing and Magazine Project for Print and Online (Joint Honours)
- Human Rights & Social Justice: Structures, Theory and Practice
Final Year
- Comparative Media Law and Regulation
- Advanced Practical Journalism
- Selected Issues in Human Rights
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Our BA Journalism with Human Rights will equip you with the skills needed to pursue a number of different careers. You gain the ability to understand the society in which we live and will link this to the journalism methods you have studied and how they should be used. Take a look at our dedicated careers pages for Literature, Film and Theatre Studies and Human Rights.
You compile an impressive portfolio of published work and complete a detailed multimedia project linked to human rights in your final year, allowing you to offer real evidence of your range and capabilities to future employers.
You become a multi-skilled story-teller, familiar with production techniques in television, radio, online and newspaper journalism, and with the option to gain advanced skills in specific areas in your final year.
Program delivery
BA Journalism with Human Rights: 3 years
BA Journalism with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad): 4 years
BA Journalism with Human Rights (Including Placement Year): 4 years
- Teaching will mainly take the form of lectures and classes of about 20 students
- Opportunities for placements
- Mentoring from professionals in your specialist subject
- A typical timetable involves a one-hour lecture and a one-hour class for each of your modules every week