Journalism
Sheffield Hallam University
UCAS Code: P500 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, in a media-related programme from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English Language at grade C or 4
UCAS Tariff
This must include at least 64 points from two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications, including at least 32 points in a relevant subject. For example: BBC at A Level with a grrade C in a relevant subject. DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma in a relevant subject. A combination of qualifications which must include a relevant subject and may include AS levels, EPQ and general studies.
About this course
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**Course summary**
- Conduct your own interviews and vox-pops.
- Cover a range of real events including courts and council meetings.
- Produce tightly written work to deadline and word count.
- Learn media law and ethics, including industry codes of conduct.
- Integrate digital journalism into all your practical work.
From the start, you create content for a variety of media platforms, using audio, photography and video. You learn how to use social media professionally and set up your own professional website.
**How you learn**
Learning takes place in lectures, interactive workshops, seminars and screenings, where key topics and concepts are introduced and explored. You are encouraged to work in teams and small groups as well as developing an individual approach to your learning.
You learn through
- lectures
- interactive workshops
- seminars
- screenings
- essays
- examinations
- group and individual presentations
- practical work
There are opportunities to study abroad at one of our partner universities with the possibility of funding through the Erasmus programme (subject to the UK’s continued participation in the Erasmus programme following the Brexit transition period).
**Applied learning
Work placements**
You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career.
**Live projects**
You have opportunities for work experience throughout your course, through our strong links with the creative industries. Previous students have
- helped produce programmes for Radio 5 Live
- worked at BBC Radio Sheffield
- run the website for Doncaster Rovers
- worked as editorial assistants for the Independent, Vogue, Heat and Gay Times
- written for the Huffington Post and Buzzfeed
- covered elections for TV station Sheffield Live
**Field trips**
We have students working at Sheffield Doc/Fest – one of the top three documentary film festivals in the world – attending exclusive workshops with international industry experts.
Our annual Creative Industries Pathway event brings you face-to-face with leading figures across the media industry, while our annual Grad Talk connects you with recent journalism, media and PR graduates who can pass on invaluable tips about how to progress from university to career.
**Networking opportunities**
We have a lively guest lecture programme, where our contacts across the media give one-off talks. It's been described as one of the best in the country by the magazine industry body the Professional Publishers Association. Recent guest lecturers have come from online and print magazines, radio and television newsrooms, local and national newspapers, PR companies and marketing agencies.
Modules
The modules for 2020/21 may differ to the below as they are the modules for 2019/20
Module: Audiovisual Journalism Credits: 20.00
Module: History of Journalism Credits: 20.00
Module: Media Law and Democracy Credits: 20.00
Module: Media, Power and Society Credits: 20.00
Module: Multimedia Storytelling Credits: 20.00
Module: Social Media and Web Journalism Credits: 20.00
Module: Ethics and Responsibility Credits: 20.00
Module: Feature Writing Credits: 20.00
Module: Journalism Issues 2 Credits: 20.00
Module: Radio and Sound Production Credits: 20.00
Module: Researching and Reporting Credits: 20.00
Module: Researching Journalism Credits: 20.00
Module: TV and Video News Skills Credits: 20.00
Module: Writing The News Credits: 20.00
Module: App Design And Development Credits: 20.00
Module: Applied Photography Credits: 20.00
Module: Celebrity Culture Credits: 20.00
Module: Event Management Credits: 20.00
Module: Feature Writing And Publishing 1 Credits: 20.00
Module: Feature Writing And Publishing 2 Credits: 20.00
Module: Global Pr Credits: 20.00
Module: Investigative Journalism Credits: 20.00
Module: News Media Credits: 20.00
Module: Radio 1 Credits: 20.00
Module: Radio Documentary and Podcasting Credits: 20.00
Module: Reporting Credits: 20.00
Module: Storytelling In Film, Television And Beyond Credits: 20.00
Module: Tv1: Introduction To Tv News Credits: 20.00
Module: Work Based Learning: Professional Communication 1 Credits: 20.00
Module: Applied Project / Dissertation For Journalism Credits: 20.00
Module: Data Journalism and Visualisation Credits: 20.00
Module: Digital Journalism Credits: 20.00
Module: Journalism Dissertation/Project Credits: 40.00
Module: Alternative Media Credits: 20.00
Module: Communication Through Photography Credits: 20.00
Module: Corporate Communications: Strategy And Critique Credits: 20.00
Module: Covering the Courts Credits: 20.00
Module: Feature Writing And Publishing 3 Credits: 40.00
Module: Magazine Creation Credits: 20.00
Module: Magazine Publishing Credits: 20.00
Module: Media Law Credits: 20.00
Module: Media Technologies Credits: 20.00
Module: Moral Panics Credits: 20.00
Module: Pr And Power Credits: 20.00
Module: Public Affairs Credits: 20.00
Module: Radio 2 Credits: 20.00
Module: Radio Broadcasting Credits: 20.00
Module: The Environment, Science And The Media Credits: 20.00
Module: TV Journalism and Production Credits: 20.00
Module: Tv2: Tv Journalism And Production Credits: 20.00
Module: Work Based Learning: Professional Communication 2 Credits: 20.00
Assessment methods
Coursework, exam, practical
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