| Qualification | Start dates | Entry requirements | Full- or Part-time | UCAS Code | Assessment | ||
| Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) | January July September | A-level: BBC-BCC | Level of English required | Full-time | P5P9 | Exam and written assessment | |
Course outline
This honours degree programme combines a practical, hands-on major in Journalism aimed at developing first-class production skills in online, print and broadcast media with a minor in the study of the use of English as the essential communicative medium. You will be taught a broad range of essential and advanced journalistic principles and writing / production techniques, while developing your understanding of the English language. The programme draws on the many natural synergies between communication, language and media production across different platforms.
Teaching methods
The Journalism major programmes at the University of Buckingham offer students small student: tutor ratios (8.9:1) with a dedicated media lab at their disposal. The work is production-based, allowing students to graduate from the programme with a portfolio to present to potential employers.
This can include press journalism (news stories, features, interviews), a website (created by the student as part of the Online Media module), video and sound packages for Broadcast Journalism (for Journalism minors) or an advertising campaign (Media Studies minors).
Students also learn to use industry-standard software including InDesign, Photoshop and Final Cut Pro as well as DV cameras and digital still cameras.
What our students and alumni say
‘I am just arranging an interview with Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC, via his PA, to learn about Media Management at a senior management level and the growth of online media. As you can see, ambition – in the best sense – seems a way of life here, and my teachers have wanted me to aim high. I’ve felt challenged but supported. With a clear career aim, I wanted lecturers who had practised for top media companies, and also an international environment, and that’s what I’ve found. My hard work was eventually rewarded with a Sir Ray Tindle Scholarship, of which I’m proud. Buckingham, I hope, has an eye for talent!’
Macaulay Iyayi, Communication and Media Studies (2006-2007)
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