Университет Де Монфорт, BA (Hons), Journalism and Media and Communication

Journalism Year 1: Modules include: Practical 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. Media studies Year 1: Modules include: Introduction to media, culture and society; media texts and representations. Year 2: Researching the media; television studies; journalism 1; new media; media discourse. Year 3: Dissertation; journalism 2; advertising and cultural consumption; forms and practices of radio; digital publishing; political communication and the media; scriptwriting; audiences and fandom.

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; the media studies course focuses on the major cultural influences in the modern world.