Journalism (Hons) University of Derby

Overview

This Journalism (Hons)  degree course offered at University of Derby starts by teaching you the essential knowledge and skills that all journalists or content creators need today — skills in researching, sourcing interviewees, writing news articles, producing online content (including search engine optimisation: SEO), and recording and editing audio and video. We’ll also cover an essential element of all journalism degrees, Media Law, but you’ll study this in a creative and fun way.

Key Facts

• Study our brand-new curriculum, which has been updated to keep pace with the industry. Exciting new modules include Live Radio and Podcasting, The Newsroom, and Fashion Journalism.

• Through coursework and placements, you’ll gain direct experience of producing stories for online, print and broadcast formats.

• Learn from tutors that are highly experienced and well connected, having worked in online, print and broadcast roles for organisations like the BBC, ITV News, and local media outlets.

• Hear the latest insights, get advice from the best in industry and build contacts. We recently visited the BBC’s flagship political programme, Sunday, and took part in a Q&A with Laura Kuenssberg.

• After the first year, choose many of your modules and focus on areas that interest you, such as PR and social media, politics, live radio and podcasting, or data journalism.

Careers

This course develops the broad range of knowledge and skills you need to become a journalism professional, adept in the production of content for multiple platforms: print, online and broadcast. These skills can take you anywhere in the world. You will also be well-suited to roles in politics, content creation, marketing, communications/PR, social media, the wider creative industries, as well as law and public administration. In fact, the research and communication skills of a journalist are transferable to a huge variety of graduate level jobs.