About this program
Journalism (Joint Honours) BA (Hons)
This exciting and challenging course allows you to learn about the fascinating world of journalism, whilst diversifying your skill set to give you a broader range of career options.
Admission requirements
Creative Writing and Journalism:
- Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English or equivalent, plus one of the following:
- Normally 104 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent
- BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM or
- Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE course. English GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course
English Literature and Journalism: PQ53
- Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English or equivalent, plus one of the following:
- Normally 112 UCAS points from at least two A-levels including English Language or English Literature at grade C or above
- BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM or
- Including
- English Language or English Literature A level or equivalent at grade C or above
- Including
- Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE course. English GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course
In addition for
Access in English Language or English Literature with at least 15 credits in English Language or English Literature at merit
International Baccalaureate: 24+ points
- English at higher level grade 5
English Language and Journalism:
- Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English or equivalent, plus one of the following:
- Normally 104 UCAS points from at least two A-levels including English Language or English Literature at grade C or above
- BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM or
- Including
- English Language or English Literature A level or equivalent at grade C or above
- Including
- Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE course. English GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course
In addition for
Access in English Language or English Literature with at least 15 credits in English Language or English Literature at merit
- International Baccalaureate: 24+ points
- English at higher level grade 5
International Relations and Journalism:
Journalism and Media:
Journalism and Politics:
- Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English or equivalent, plus one of the following:
- Normally 104 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent or
- BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM
- Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE course.
- English GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course
- International Baccalaureate: 24+ points
English language
If English is not your first language then an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component (or equivalent) is essential.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Journalism graduates go on to work for some of the UK’s biggest media companies, including major newspaper groups, PR companies and the wider communications industries.
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program delivery
Journalism at DMU has a strong practical focus and is taught by a range of respected and award-winning professionals and academic experts, including five former newspaper editors. Lecturers are active in newspaper, radio, magazine and digital journalism and staff have won four university-wide awards for teaching excellence.
Tuition
2021/22 tuition fees
- UK students: £9,250 per year
- International students: £14,250 per year
- EU students: Check the website for more information
Continuing studies
Upon successful completion of Journalism BA (Hons) specialist postgraduate courses include Investigative Journalism MA
Career paths
First year
Core modules:
- Reporting 1 – this module introduces you to news in a multi-media environment, looking at what it is, where it comes from, how to get it and how to write it successfully
- Journalism and Society – this module will help you to understand the history, political context and regulation of journalism.
Second year
Core modules:
- Reporting 2 – this module looks at specialist forms of journalism, particularly feature writing
- Issues in Journalism – this module will continue your study of the context of journalism and prepare you for a journalism dissertation, if you have chosen to write your dissertation in journalism rather than your other subject
- Critical Perspectives on Journalism – if you are not writing a journalism dissertation, this module looks at the context of journalism and the many issues arising from within or around it.
Third year
Core module:
- Reporting 3 – you will prepare a portfolio of your own work, including that published while on work experience or on Demon Media platforms. The major part of the portfolio is a publication, produced with a group of fellow students which you will conceptualise, write and design from start to finish
Optional modules:
- Journalism Dissertation – in this module, you will write a 10,000 word project on a subject of your choice, surveying existing literature and carrying out original research into your own topic
- Sports Journalism – this module is very practically focused and will help you to develop key sports reporting skills, particularly covering football, rugby and cricket and involving links with Leicester’s three most prominent professional clubs in those three sports
- Magazine Publishing – this module looks at how magazines are developed, marketed and run, allowing you to really get inside the fascinating world of magazines
- Arts and Entertainment Journalism – this module allows you to explore the theory and practice of reviewing many different aspects of the arts and entertainment
- Political Communication – this module looks at how politicians communicate with the public using the media, and the roles of the various media professionals, especially journalists, within that process.
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About this institute
De Montfort University
De Montfort University (DMU) in England welcome hundreds of European students every year for one of our 300 courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level. We have approx. 25,000 students studying in our 4 faculties; Business & Law; Health &...
Why study at De Montfort University
- Ranked 20th for Graduate Prospects (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020)
- In the top 10% of institutions overall recognised by the Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings 2020
- TEF Gold Award in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework – the only government-endorsed measure of teaching quality in higher education.
- Campus of the Future - DMU has invested £136m in transforming its campus, creating new green space in Leicester and using renewable energy technology. Four of the largest campus buildings generate renewable energy via more than 1,110 solar panels, and a wood biomass boiler cuts out the need to burn fossil fuels.
- 2030 Climate Action - More than 100 students and staff have taken part in carbon literacy training to understand how choices like transport, clothes, overseas travel and food impact the planet. DMU and the University of Leicester have teamed up with Leicester City Council to deliver the training in city schools. DMU has halved its carbon dioxide emissions since 2005.
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