Creative Writing and Journalism, BA (Hons)

Course summary

Why study creative writing and journalism with us?Pursue your passion for writing and journalism with our unique course that combines both disciplines. Learn from professional authors, playwrights, and journalists, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the industry. Showcase your work at events like the North London Story Festival. Benefit from excellent learning resources, facilities, and strong links with the publishing industry, ensuring a well-rounded education.What will you learn?This curriculum covers everything from traditional journalism skills like shorthand to the latest in digital media. Develop versatile writing abilities for newspapers, magazines, and online platforms. Explore creative writing, examining diverse writing types and experimenting with language, styles, and forms. Acquire essential digital communication skills, learn effective video-conferencing, and understand legal and ethical considerations. Taught by professional writers and journalists, you'll gain insights into the evolving journalism and writing industries. Engage in various writing forms, including fiction, non-fiction, drama, and screenwriting.How do we support your career development?This course prepares you for diverse careers in creative writing, journalism, and beyond. Benefit from a bespoke newsroom with cutting-edge software, studios for live broadcasts, and industry-standard equipment. Take part in placements with prestigious media outlets like BBC London and The Guardian. Join the ranks of our successful graduates, including comedian Russell Kane and playwright Rosa Connor. Develop transferable skills crucial for roles in journalism, copywriting, advertising, teaching, marketing, and more. Introducing our new Learning FrameworkAfter working with our students to gather feedback on what they love most about our courses, we’re making some changes to how we structure and teach our programmes for the start of the 2024/25 academic year. You can find more information about how this course is affected by viewing the relevant course information sheet on our Learning Framework page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/learning-framework/

For more details about this programme, please visit the course page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/creative-writing-and-journalism-ba-honours/