BA (Hons) Journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London

This programme is for curious and engaged students who wish to pursue a career across print, online, video and audio journalism. Rarely has journalism been more urgent and in need of a generation equipped to report on our rapidly changing world in dynamic, creative ways. You will be trained by our diverse team of award-winning media professionals and respected academics to craft meaningful, evidence-based stories across different platforms and for an array of journalistic beats.

Faculty: School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 (compulsory modules): Introduction to Power, Politics and Public Affairs, Introduction to Multimedia Journalism, News and Culture, Key Debates in Media Studies, Introduction to Coding and Digital Methods for Journalism, Broadcast Journalism 1: Audio and Video. Year 2 (compulsory modules): Multimedia Journalism, Data Journalism and Visualisation, Journalism and Society, Media Law and Ethics, Feature Writing, Broadcast Journalism 2: The Magazine Show. Year 3 (compulsory modules): Final Multimedia Project and Portfolio.

Career pathways

What kind of careers might you seek as a BA Journalism graduate? As a specialist journalist, using data visualisation and mapping to tell stories about key issues like crime, politics or the environment As a reporter, live blogging a football match for a sports website or a catwalk for a fashion magazine As a website reporter or editor, assembling multi-media stories or ‘live’ reporting, and using social media to interact with readers and viewers As a broadcast journalist, producing and…

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