7Dec
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Course summary
This programme offers an innovative blend of contemporary, multimedia journalism that ensures you're prepared for the future of a rapidly developing news industry. Why study BA Journalism at Goldsmiths
- You’ll learn a range of cutting-edge digital skills to help you investigate news stories.
- You’ll also learn how and why good journalism matters by putting it in its wider cultural context.
- Learn from media professionals with extensive industry experience and leading academics involved in ground-breaking research.
- Work on a real-world news website (EastLondonLines), covering breaking news stories that really matter to the local community.
- Develop an arsenal of digital skills, and learn to integrate them with a core of essential reporting and news-writing skills. Digital skills taught on this programme include: video journalism; data journalism; mobile journalism and web programming.
- Get training with a range of digital video equipment to support your practice, including DSLRs, and ENG (electronic news gathering) cameras.
- Produce a long-form news feature on a subject of your choice, which will allow you to bring together all the digital and news-writing skills learned over the course of this degree.
- Build up a portfolio of work, get advice on careers and work experience, and benefit from our close links with London’s thriving world-class media industry.
Modules
Year 1 (credit level 4) All modules in your first year are compulsory: Introduction to Power, Politics and Public Affairs Introduction to Digital Methods in Journalism Introduction to Multimedia Journalism News and Culture Key Debates in Media Studies Introduction to Video Reporting Digital Methods in Journalism Year 2 (credit level 5) You will take the following compulsory modules: Data Journalism and Visualisation Journalism and Society Media Law and Ethics News and Power in a Globalised Context Feature Writing Video Reporting Multimedia Journalism Year 3 (credit level 6) You take one compulsory module: Final Multimedia Project and Portfolio You also choose a combination of 4 option modules: Arts and Fashion Journalism Asking the Right Questions: Research and Practice Photo-journalism Structure of Contemporary Political Communications Work Placement The City and Consumer Culture Embodiment and Experience Media Geographies Media, Ethnicity and Nation Media, Ritual and Contemporary Public Cultures Social Media in Everyday Life: A global perspective Digital Venture Creation Data Mining Archaeology of the Moving Image Podcasting Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework assignments such as extended essays, reports, presentations, practice-based projects or essays/logs, group projects and reflective essays, as well as seen and unseen written examinations.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- P500
- Institution code:
- G56
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 30 credits
Scottish Higher - BBBBC
Scottish Advanced Higher - BBC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 33 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H2, H2
T Level - M
As the course demands significant amounts of writing, it's important that you are able to cope with the rigours of the course. You may be asked for examples of written work and called to interview. You should have Grade C/Grade 4 (or equivalent) or above in GCSE Mathematics.
Additional entry requirements
Other
As the course demands significant amounts of writing, it's important that you are able to cope with the rigours of the course. You may be asked for examples of written work and called to interview. You should have Grade C/Grade 4 (or equivalent) or above in GCSE Mathematics.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5. |
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
To find out more about fees and funding, please check our undergraduate fees guidance or contact the Fees Office https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/fees-funding/
Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW