By studying BA (Hons) Journalism & Media Production, you will be working in our state-of-the-art studios, taught by industry professionals, and learning the essential journalistic skills sought by the world’s biggest media organisations, with the technical skills to match. You’ll work to live briefs through newsroom simulations and by the time you graduate, you’ll have had first-hand experience of working in professional arenas – helping you to get a foot in the door of a very competitive profession. Whether you seek a career in TV, radio, print or online, you’ll have the dexterity for all areas of the industry and you’ll be able to tell compelling stories to multi-platform audiences. Graduates on UCA’s journalism courses have gone on to work in some of the biggest names in media and journalism, such as BBC Five Live, Channel 4, The Times, Reuters, and the Press Association. Centred on written and visual storytelling for radio, television and online, our Journalism & Media Production course will teach you how to produce content using multiple platforms for television, internet, mobile apps and emerging media. You’ll develop your research skills in identifying primary and secondary sources for stories, learn and employ interviewing techniques to elicit engaging interviews and explore writing skills that will span a range of journalistic forms and practices. These essential research and writing skills are augmented by the evoloution of your own creative visual practice as you develop a range of advanced production skills and techniques. You’ll use these skills to produce compelling audio visual content, and gain industry experience to help lay the foundations for a strong career after graduation.

Training in Journalism and media production will provide you with a wide set of transferrable skills which are applicable in a range of diverse and exciting careers in fields such as marketing, news media, TV and film production and advertising – across a broad range of platforms including TV, radio, online and print. Students who graduate from this course can go on to set up their own publications, or work in roles such as: Copywriter Public relations Presenter Production assistant Producer Screenwriter Researcher Editor Director of Marketing Digital content manager Journalist Social media manager Publisher.