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Course summary
Why study this course? Our Journalism (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree is the ideal choice if you’d like to pursue a career in journalism or digital media but don’t hold traditional qualifications or can’t meet the necessary requirements to enter the standard three-year undergraduate degree. You’ll graduate with the same award and title as students on the standard journalism course. This four-year course has a built-in foundation year that is designed to help you prepare for undergraduate study and evaluate your abilities in terms of reading, writing, critical analysis and research. Throughout the degree you’ll pick up knowledge and skills that will allow you to engage audiences in compelling stories, develop journalistic writing techniques and thrive in this fast-paced industry. More about this course On our Journalism (including foundation year) BA (Hons) course you’ll be introduced to contemporary practices in journalism, as well as to the ideas and theories that govern journalistic research and writing. Throughout your degree you’ll be able to rely on support from your tutors, as well as other specialist services at the University. There will be opportunities to improve skills that relate to the real-world through special workshops, including those that allow you to practise interview skills and write job applications. Your foundation year - which you’ll share with students on other foundation year courses - will be diagnostic in nature, allowing you to explore a range of different subjects within digital media and creative fields alongside students with different academic perspectives on the subjects you study. During the foundation year you’ll learn the technical aspects of creative practices through the development of ideas with a focus on the quality of making, recognition of structural qualities of different media and essential elements in communications. After you complete the foundation year you’ll join students starting our standard three-year course, where you’ll study the same content and have the same choice of modules. To learn more about the subsequent three years of your degree, visit our Journalism BA (Hons) course page. If, at the end of your foundation year, you’d like to change your specialism there will be some flexibility to allow you to do this.
Modules
For up-to-date module details please see the course page on the university website. Example module options include: Foundation year: Introduction to Media and Communications; Introduction to Film, TV and Broadcast Media; Introduction to Digital Media; Introduction to Journalism and Writing for Media; Year one: Journalism: History and Ideas (core); Practical Journalism (core); Reporting and Photography Skills (core); Writing Skills; Year two: Advanced Reporting (core); Journalism Work Placement (core); Media Law and Ethics; Public Administration (core); Newsroom Production (core); Styling and Journalism (optional); Documentary Photography (optional); Year three: Broadcast Journalism (core); Creating Packages (core); Journalism Project (core); Arts Journalism (optional); Campaigning Journalism (optional); Fashion Writing and Reporting (optional); Sports Journalism (optional);
Assessment method
Methods of assessment on this course will include coursework, in-class tests and individual and group assignments. You’ll also be required to complete a final assessment that is of a publishable standard this may be a video, audio, written or multimedia project.
How to apply
31Jan
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.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 32 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English language requirements
To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Tier 4 student visa you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. For more information about English qualifications please see our English language requirements. If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.
More information about our English language requirements.
https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/international/applying/english-language-requirements/undergraduate/
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £2310 | Module |
| Northern Ireland | £2310 | Module |
| Scotland | £2310 | Module |
| Wales | £2310 | Module |
| EU | £4400 | Module |
| International | £4400 | Module |
| Channel Islands | £4400 | Module |
| Republic of Ireland | £4400 | Module |
Additional fee information
Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things such as equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees. Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.
Provider information
London Metropolitan University
Admissions Office
166-220 Holloway Road
City of London
N7 8DB