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Journalism and English Literature BA Hons
at Northumbria University

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 16,500
Country Rank#43
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6

Program Overview

Do you want to be trained as a journalist while also exploring the treasures of literature? This flexible course will enable you to do both at the same time. Learning within a stimulating creative community, you’ll gain skills for jobs in journalism and many other careers that value excellence in communication and analysis.

In the Journalism modules you’ll work up to professional standards as you research, present and produce stories across different media. You’ll have the opportunity to build a high-quality portfolio of published work that’s invaluable when it comes to job applications.

94% of students said the course has provided them with opportunities to explore ideas or concepts in depth (NSS 2020)
In Literature modules you’ll cover topics from Shakespeare to contemporary fiction. As you produce independent interpretations of texts and concepts, you’ll foster your appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of literary texts.

The student satisfaction rate for this course is 92% (NSS 2020)

Course Content
Your tutors will use a variety of teaching methods including lectures, seminars, workshops and individual tutorials. There is an optional media practical project in the third year.

Our teaching is backed up by a well-designed support system that ensures you have a successful learning journey in each academic year. You will not only receive extensive feedback but also ‘feed-forward’ as we work with you to explore how you can keep improving on previous work.

Our assessment strategy is designed to support student-centred learning, based on our understanding that everyone has different needs, strengths and enthusiasms. There will be a variety of assessment methods including ones that reflect modern journalistic practices.

A wide range of option modules are offered on this course. To ensure the quality of the student learning experience, some modules are subject to minimum and maximum student numbers.

Modules

Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.

Year one
- EL4001 -Introduction to Literary Studies (Core,20 Credits)
- EL4016 -Talking Texts (Core,20 Credits)
- EL4017 -Gothic Stories: Nineteenth Century to the Present (Core,20 Credits)
- MP4002 -Practices of Journalism (Core,20 Credits)
- MP4006 -Journalism and Design (Core,20 Credits)
- MP4016 -Writing for Digital (Core,20 Credits)
- YA5001 -Academic Language Skills for Arts (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Year two
- AD5003 -Arts Study Abroad (60 credit) (Optional,60 Credits)
- EL5003 -Early Modern Cultures (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL5004 -Modernism and Modernity (Core,20 Credits)
- EL5005 -Geneses of English Literature (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL5009 -Literature and Adaptation (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL5026 -Literary Revolutions, Eighteenth Century to Romanticism (Core,20 Credits)
- MP5002 -Media Law and Ethics (Core,20 Credits)
- MP5010 -Public Relations (Optional,20 Credits)
- MP5023 -Media Industries (Optional,20 Credits)
- MP5025 -Feature writing (Optional,20 Credits)
- MP5026 -Reporting Risk and Conflict (Optional,20 Credits)
- YA5001 -Academic Language Skills for Arts (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Year three
- AD5001 -Arts Work Placement Year (Optional,120 Credits)
- AD5002 -Arts Study Abroad Year (Optional,120 Credits)
- AT5004 -Year in International Business (This is made up of modules studied in Newcastle (Semester 1) & Amsterdam (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
- AT5007 -Year in International Multidisciplinary Innovation (4 modules studied in Amsterdam (Semester 1) & Newcastle (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
Year four
- EL6001 -English Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits)
- EL6004 -Vamps and Virgins: Gothic Sexualities (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6007 -Sin, Sex, and Violence: Marlowe in Context (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6018 -The Black Atlantic: Literature, Slavery and Race (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6042 -Postwar US Writing (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6047 -Twenty First Century Literature: Writing in the Present (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6049 -From Jane Austen to Austenland: Representing the Regency in Literature and Film (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6050 -Making Books (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6053 -Writing Women: Aphra Behn in Focus (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6055 -Writing and Environment (Optional,20 Credits)
- EL6057 -Thieves, Harlots, Pirates, Murderers: Criminal Lives in the Long Eighteenth Century (Optional,20 Credits)
- MI6010 -Adaptations on Film and TV (Optional,20 Credits)
- MP6005 -Practical Media Project (Optional,40 Credits)
- MP6006 -Media Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits)
- MP6037 -Sport, Media and Society (Optional,20 Credits)
- MP6039 -Employability Portfolio (Optional,40 Credits)
- YA5001 -Academic Language Skills for Arts (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Entry Requirement
Entry Requirements 2022/23

Standard Entry

120 UCAS Tariff points

From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.

Subject Requirements:

There are no specific subject requirements for this course.

GCSE Requirements:

Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or an equivalent.

Additional Requirements:

There are no additional requirements for this course.

International Qualifications:

We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.

English Language Requirements:

International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).
Fees & Scholarships
Fees and Funding 2022/23 Entry

UK Fee in Year 1: £9,250

* The maximum tuition fee that we are permitted to charge for UK students is set by government. Tuition fees may increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, these are subject to government regulations and in line with inflation.

EU Fee in Year 1: £16,500

International Fee in Year 1: £16,500
Career Prospect
With highly honed skills in journalism, analysis and communication, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running once you start a career. Recent graduates have gone on to work for news outlets, PR firms, radio stations and marketing companies. There are logical career paths into all types of journalism, advertising, media research, publicity and promotion, and teaching.

You can also undertake further study at postgraduate level with courses such as our Mass Communication MSc and English Literature MA. If you decide to start up your own business, it’s good to know that the combined turnover of our graduates’ start-up companies is higher than that of any other UK university.

Whatever you decide to do, you’ll have strong employability as a result of having acquired the characteristics of a Northumbria graduate. These include critical reflection and self-learning, collaboration and curiosity, and the ability to apply your knowledge to solve problems in ways that are sustainable and ethical.

Cost Of Studying At Northumbria University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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Journalism and English Literature BA Hons at Northumbria University