Journalism BA (Hons)
City St George's, University of London (formerly City)
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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This BA (Hons) degree is designed for students pursuing a career in journalism, media and communications and beyond. You will receive professional training and proficiency in print, broadcast and online journalism. Enhance your expertise with elective modules in humanities, such as politics and the history of journalism.Journalism at City has a real-world emphasis. Youll spend time in small workshops learning the multimedia skills required for a career in 21st century journalism: from writing, ...Read more

This BA (Hons) degree is designed for students pursuing a career in journalism, media and communications and beyond. You will receive professional training and proficiency in print, broadcast and online journalism. Enhance your expertise with elective modules in humanities, such as politics and the history of journalism.Journalism at City has a real-world emphasis. Youll 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. Well 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.Our students enjoy access to a wide range of career development and employment opportunities thanks to our London location and our outstanding connections in the media.Duration - 4 years with placement or study abroad year

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CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
11th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
39th
Journalism
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 87 = 13% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
13%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Journalism graduate salary at this uni
£22,000
UK Journalism graduate salary
£20,000
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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

ABB Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

128 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:27,M:18,P:0 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

31 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM Grades / Points required

T Level:

D Grades / Points required

A Level General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship Studies are not accepted.

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.

Minimum of 60 credits overall, with no less than 45 Level 3 credits.

including a minimum of 5 or better in three Higher Level subjects. A minimum of 5 in SL mathematics and English will be required.

Contact the Admissions team to confirm acceptable subjects.

Any pathway accepted

Popular A-level subjects

Journalism

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

English Literature
48%
History
42%
Media Studies
30%
English Language
28%
Psychology
19%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£21,900 per year

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Students from EU

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£21,900 per year

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Students from International

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£21900 Per year

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City St George's, University of London (formerly City)
City St George's, University of London (formerly City) , London

Founded over 130 years ago, City, University of London is located in the heart of London....

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City St George's, University of London (formerly City)
The Admissions Office Northampton Square London Islington EC1V 0HB United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Angel  0.2 miles away Nearest train station: Barbican  0.3 miles away
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