BA (Hons) Journalism with Creative Writing at University of Portsmouth

Take your writing and researching to a professional level with this combined honours course. Improve your prose and learn how to succeed in your writing career. If you love writing and reporting, our Journalism with Creative Writing degree course can help you turn your abilities with the written word into a fulfilling career.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include Storytelling for Journalists and Creative Writers; Feature Writing; Specialist Journalism; Finding Form - Fiction; Finding Form - Nonfiction; Advanced News; Mobile Journalism; Creative Writing and Critical Thinking; Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice; Finding Form - Speculative Fiction.

Career pathways

As traditional communication and literature move towards web and digital, the demand for journalists and writers is growing. Print newspapers and magazines may be declining, but digital versions are replacing them.

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