City, University of London
UCAS Code: P500 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
A Level General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship Studies are not accepted.
Access to HE Diploma
Minimum of 60 credits overall, with no less than 45 Level 3 credits.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Minimum of 4/C in each of GCSE mathematics and English language required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
including a minimum of 5 or better in three Higher Level subjects. A minimum of 5 in SL mathematics and English will be required.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Contact the Admissions team to confirm acceptable subjects.
T Level
All pathways accepted.
UCAS Tariff
128 UCAS tariff points from combination of acceptable level 3 qualifications (eg. BTEC diploma and OCR Cambridge technical extended certificate) equivalent to three full A Levels.
About this course
Journalism at City has a real-world emphasis. You’ll spend time in small workshops learning the multimedia skills required for a career in 21st century journalism: from writing, reporting and interviewing, to social media analytics and preparing page layouts on screen.
This is complemented by academic modules exploring the role and impact of journalism in society through elective modules in English, Sociology, Politics and Creative Writing. These classes are delivered through lectures and seminars and assessed through examination and essays.
We’ll help you get ahead in this competitive sector by helping you organise professional work experience as part of your degree.
Recent work experience includes: Sky News and Sky Sports, The Times, Prospect Magazine and New York Times summer internships.
Learn how to write news and features, use the professional standard TV studio, and make video and audio packages and websites
Develop your skills in professional facilities, including a television studio, four radio studios, two radio broadcast newsrooms, two digital newsrooms, and two TV editing and production newsrooms
Benefit from our extensive links with media organisations in London, nationally and internationally
Join a global network of over 5,000 media professionals who began their journalism career at City.
Modules
You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website:
https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/journalism
Assessment methods
The assessment weighting for year one is 0%, year two is 33% and year 3 is 67%
Assessment is weighted towards coursework, and coursework assignments are submitted weekly. Coursework is usually worth between 60 and 75 per cent of the overall module, and the examination worth 25 per cent, although this varies across modules.
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