University of Brighton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
On our NCTJ-accredited multi-platform course you will develop the skillset required for a journalism career including reporting, digital production, feature writing and shorthand. In addition to your degree, you will take the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Diploma in Journalism, a recognised qualification for professional practice. You will learn from media professionals and academics and use our industry-standard facilities, which include a newsroom with live news and sports feeds, and sound, filming and editing equipment. You will benefit from lectures and masterclasses with industry experts, field trips, a placement and publish your work on our student-run platforms from day one. TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE
- NCTJ accreditation means your degree will be recognised by the media industry as meeting high professional standards
- Learn core journalism skills such as newswriting, law, shorthand, public administration, digital journalism and multimedia
- A work placement means you will graduate with experience and industry connections
- Showcase and hone your journalism skills in our student magazine, Overtime
- Newsroom with live news and sports feeds gives you authentic real-life journalistic experience
- Sound, filming and editing equipment familiarise you with the latest technology and ensure that you graduate with the technical skills essential for your media career
- Real-world reporting opportunities - our students have interviewed MPs in the House of Commons and reported from court trials and council hearings
- Close links with the media industry means we organise field trips to places such as the Sky News newsroom.
- Editors, journalists and campaigners from organisations such as from Sky News, the BBC, Time Out, the Daily Telegraph, Johnston Press, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, Full Fact and Reporters Without Borders have given lectures and masterclasses.
- Option modules and applied subject modules allow you to specialise in an area of particular interest.
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:
- P502
- Institution code:
- B72
- Campus name:
- Brighton
- Campus code:
- B
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points
A level - BCC - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 24 credits
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | IELTS 6.5 overall, with 6.0 in writing and reading and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements. Or equivalent English Language qualification. |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | Year 1 |
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
The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.
Provider information
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton
BN2 4AT