Our Multimedia Journalism BA(Hons) is designed to prepare you for an exciting career in TV news, radio, podcasting, social media – or all these areas. Like society and technology, these industries are constantly changing, and we’ll give you the best possible grounding to succeed in the future. You’ll build your creative and technical skills in video and audio journalism and make the most of online and social tools. Meanwhile, by analysing the media and how we use it today, you’ll better understand 21st Century journalism. On this course, you’ll get hands-on with our impressive facilities, including TV and radio studios, professional cameras, editing software and more. You’ll learn from lecturers and working journalists to build an impressive portfolio of skills and journalistic knowledge. Our leading academics examine the challenges and opportunities facing multimedia journalism, giving you the opportunity to discuss and analyse these topics. Work placements will help you gain skills in a media organisation, where you’ll have chance to produce news and media content across TV, radio and online - and to real-world deadlines. Following this degree, you may go on to pursue a career within multimedia journalism, broadcasting, radio or more. You could opt to continue your postgraduate education instead, on a television production course, in music journalism, sports journalism, media and popular culture, or publication studies.

Our Multimedia Journalism degree includes two exciting placement opportunities. Students are encouraged to undertake an optional one-year (48 weeks) placement in Year 3. We support our students in finding suitable placement opportunities in the Media Industries and beyond. During the placement year you are supported by an academic tutor and have the opportunity to build professional experience invaluable for your final year of study and future career. The final year compulsory* placement module also gives you the chance to put your skills into practice over an 80 hour period. You'll spend time working with an external client, such as a newspaper, broadcaster or production company, or in Public Relations.