Journalism, BA (Hons)

City University's Journalism program emphasizes practical, real-world skills through small workshops on multimedia essentials like writing, reporting, interviewing, social media analytics, and page layout design. This is complemented by academic modules exploring journalism's societal role via electives in English, Sociology, Politics, and Creative Writing, delivered through lectures and seminars with assessments via exams and essays. Students benefit from organized professional work placements, such as internships at Sky News, The Times, and the New York Times, alongside access to advanced facilities including TV and radio studios, and extensive media networks connecting to over 5,000 alumni professionals.The curriculum builds foundational knowledge in the first year with compulsory modules on news writing, journalism history, politics, and digital/audio journalism, plus optional language classes. Second-year core modules cover broadcast news, feature writing, online journalism, media theory, and employability, with electives like data journalism and sports reporting. Third-year focuses on advanced practical training, media law, ethics, and a dissertation or project, with electives in areas such as science reporting and conflict coverage. Assessment emphasizes coursework, weighted at 0% in year one, 33% in year two, and 67% in year three.

In your first year, you will develop a firm foundation in the principles of journalism, the history of journalism, and in politics and current affairs. All of your modules are compulsory, to ensure you develop the fundamental knowledge you need in future years. Core modules include: Introduction to News Writing History of Journalism Politics and Current Affairs The British Media Introduction to Digital Journalism Introduction to Audio and Video Journalism You can also take language classes either in French, German, Spanish or Russian in the context of journalism, or in Arabic or Mandarin for general purposes. In Year 2, you will study core modules covering practical and theoretical aspects of journalism, such as digital journalism, ethics and employability. Choose from a wide range of elective modules. Core modules include: Broadcast News Live Feature Writing Online and Social Media Journalism Media, Theory and Society Employability and Enterprise Skills for Journalism Elective modules include Shorthand Data Journalism Visual Journalism Humanitarian Reporting Sports Journalism Cultures of Conspiracy Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics Creative Writing Workshop London after Empire: City and Society Comparative Asian Politics Politics of the USA Writing about Music Writing Women In Year 3 will strengthen your professional skills with advanced practical journalism training, including a dissertation or journalism project. Tailor your final year with a choice of elective modules. Core modules include:

• Media Law

• Journalism Ethics

• Magazine Branding, Content and Design

• Advanced Practical Journalism (Broadcast)

• Journalism Project

• Dissertation

• Elective modules include:

• Fashion and Lifestyle Journalism

• Arts and Culture Journalism

• Reporting Science and the Environment

• Reporting Business

• American Foreign Policy

• Political Change in Europe