Creative writing Year 1: Exploring creative writing; writing identity. Year 2: Writing and context; writing place. Year 3: Professional writing skills; portfolio or specialism plus negotiated study. Journalism Year 1: PPractical journalism 1: an introduction to United Kingdom journalism, news and news-writing; media law and public affairs: an introduction to how the law affects United Kingdom journalism and how journalism interacts with public bodies, particularly local councils, the Government and Parliament. Year 2: Practical journalism 2: this module widens students’ appreciation of the varieties of journalism, focusing on specialisms, different forms of journalistic media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television and on-line, before looking at production, design and management of journalism; issues in journalism: in this modules students explore in more depth the fascinating range of issues in contemporary journalism from an academic point of view; ethical and moral issues, controversies and current affairs all play their part; this module also helps prepare students to write their own dissertation in their final year. Year 3: Practical journalism 3: this module offers students a chance to produce their own publication based on all the skills they have acquired over the previous 2 years; leading on from issues in journalism, it also allows students to explore complex moral and ethical issues and debate up-to-the-minute issues and controversies as they arise; dissertation: this module offers students the opportunity to write and research an area of journalism which specifically interests them.
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The creative writing course focuses on encouraging students to write in a variety of styles and genres while learning to polish and present their work; as well as developing writing in traditional forms, such as poetry, fiction and drama, there are opportunities to write for new media and the web; a strong vocational element runs throughout both the single and joint Honours journalism course, with an emphasis on practical skills and real world journalism practice, as well as engaging with the academic debates and issues surrounding the world of contemporary journalism.
