BA (Hons) Digital Media and Journalism at University of Westminster

The Digital Media and Journalism BA is aimed at students who want a career in journalism, focusing on stories, multi-platform news, media law and launching a publication. Students work in simulated newsroom environments and learn to create and pitch content for different platforms. The first year is shared with the other Digital Media BA pathways, and students can switch pathway at the end of Year 1.

Duration: 3 or 4 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 is shared with the other Digital Media BA pathways: core modules include Creating Digital Content, Creative Industries and Professional Life, Digital Media and Society, Exploring Research in Media and Communication and Storytelling across Platforms. Year 2 adds Theories of Media and Communication, Working in Digital Media, Content and Communities: Launching a Digital Publication and Stories, Updates and Feeds: Multiplatform News. Year 3 includes the Digital Media Project, a Dissertation or Individual Practice Project, a Final Project (Documentary and Factual Production) and Media Law, Regulation and Ethics.

Career pathways

Roles include broadcast journalist, digital content manager, digital copywriter, editorial assistant, feature writer, magazine features editor, news reporter, photojournalist and social media journalist.

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