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Journalism

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Leicester Campus
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Course summary

Journalism is essential to democracy, and this course prepares you for a career that informs, challenges, and inspires. With flexible options, you can specialise in areas like music, lifestyle, or sports journalism, while exploring vital topics such as social justice, protest, and marginalised communities.

Build core skills in research, interviewing, writing, and web publishing, alongside multimedia training in video and audio production. Learn in industry-standard facilities—including film and radio studios—and benefit from expert teaching by experienced journalists and academics. Guest speakers, including award-winning professionals and alumni, share real-world insights to inspire your journey.

Tailor your degree with pathways in Creative Writing, Drama, English Literature, Film Studies, History, or Media to expand your expertise and career options. Join student-run Demon Media to gain hands-on experience in broadcasting, content creation, and digital publishing.

Boost your career prospects with an optional industry placement year, our previous students have secured opportunities at The Times, Sky Sports, NME, Leicester City Football Club, the BBC and CNN.

  • Students feel very positive about our Journalism lecturers, with their votes placing us number 1 in the UK for Assessment and Feedback and 4th in the UK for teaching on their course (NSS, 2025).

Modules

Course Modules

Year 1

Block 1: Introducing News Reporting

Block 2: Digital News Production

Block 3: Video and Audio Journalism

OR you can select to study one route from the list below:

Film Studies: Disney, Warner Bros and the Film Studio

Media and Communication: Media, Culture and Society

Creative Writing: Writers Salon

English Literature: Introduction to Drama: Shakespeare

History: Global Cities

Drama: Shifting Stages

Block 4: Understanding Journalism and Media Law

Year 2

Block 1: Feature Writing and Lifestyle Journalism

Block 2: Beyond News

Block 3: TV and Radio Journalism OR continue with the route selected in the first year:

Film Studies: Screen Archives

Media and Communication: Public Relations

Creative Writing: Story Craft

English Literature: Digital Humanities

History: Humans and the Natural World

Drama: Theatre Revolutions

Block 4: Magazine Journalism

Year 3

Block 1: Journalism Projects

Block 2: Specialism Journalism

OR

Podcasting, Photojournalism and Visual Culture

Block 3: Sports Journalism

OR Music, Film and Entertainment Journalism

OR continue with the study route selected in the first and second year:

Film Studies: British Cinema

Media and Communication: Gender & TV Fictions

Creative Writing: Creative Misbehaviour

English Literature: World Englishes

History: The World on Display

Drama: Performance, Identity and Society

Block 4: Journalism Dissertation

OR

Negotiated Journalism Project

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate-courses/journalism-ba-degree/journalism-ba-degree.aspx#what-you-will-study

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Leicester Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years
  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

Application codes

Institution code:
D26

De Montfort University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Application codes

Institution code:
D26

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

T Level
M

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 104

from at least two A-levels or equivalent

Plus five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English or equivalent

Access to HE Diploma
Merit: 15 Pass: 30

Pass Access in the QAA accredited Access to HE course.

English and Maths GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification.

We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 24

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

BTEC National Diploma / Extended Diploma

Plus five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English or equivalent.

A level
BCC

Additional entry requirements

Interview
Institutions Own Test (IOT)
Journalism exam. NCTJ entrance examination required

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Here at DMU we welcome all applications, no matter what your background. To make sure you get fair and equal access to higher education, when looking at your application we consider more than just your grades–we take into account any challenges that you may have faced in your education. Contextual Offers will be offered to candidates who are in receipt of Free School Meals, who are Care Experienced or who are deemed to live in areas of low HE participation neighbourhoods (POLAR Quintiles 1 & 2).

Learn more on the De Montfort University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050
EU & International£16800*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please note, this fee is subject to parliamentary procedure and will also be subject to a compounded annual inflationary increase.

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