Journalism with a Foundation Year - BA (Hons)
Birmingham City University
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This course will prepare you for a career in journalism by providing you with the knowledge and cutting-edge skills required to be a professional journalist. You will become an agile, independent reporter working across multiple platforms with the ability to understand the democratic role of journalism in society, ensuring a diversity of stories are told. The course will enable you to become an adaptable journalist capable of working in innovative, engaging and entrepreneurial ways.This course ...Read more

This course will prepare you for a career in journalism by providing you with the knowledge and cutting-edge skills required to be a professional journalist. You will become an agile, independent reporter working across multiple platforms with the ability to understand the democratic role of journalism in society, ensuring a diversity of stories are told. The course will enable you to become an adaptable journalist capable of working in innovative, engaging and entrepreneurial ways.This course has been designed in close collaboration with leading industry experts and researchers in journalism. Through a range of complementary modules, you will learn a diverse set of journalistic skills for all news platforms and understand the wider issues that face the journalism industry. The course will prepare you for everything from live reporting to interviewing key figures, enabling you to ask the difficult questions required to cover the key contemporary issues that make up an ever-changing and increasingly diverse news agenda.

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  UCAS
WUSCA ranking:
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78/279
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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48th
CUG Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2026
103rd
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Yousef
04 Oct 24

Best : on campus with friends Worst: missing deadlines..Read more

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Kareena
04 Oct 24

I love that it’s in the city centre, close to everything else you’d need. Great lecturers with industry experience, they’re always offering help and guidance. Worst aspect would..Read more

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A level

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Scottish Higher:

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Scottish Advanced Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

80 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

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GCSE/National 4/National 5:

This course does not require evidence of GCSE qualifications. Please see A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below. Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

24 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

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

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

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

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Domestic

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£9,535 per year

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Students from England

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,535 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

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£9,535 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£17,690 per year

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Students from EU

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£17,690 per year

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Yousef
04 Oct 24
Journalism - BA (Hons)
Best : on campus with friends Worst: missing deadlines...
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Kareena
04 Oct 24
Journalism - BA (Hons)
I love that it’s in the city centre, close to everything else you’d need. Great lecturers with industry experience, they’re always offering help and guidance. Worst aspect would...
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Parkside Building Cardigan Street Birmingham B4 7BD United Kingdom
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