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Journalism

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Clerkenwell Campus
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Course summary

Journalism at City St George's, University of London has a real-world emphasis. You’ll spend time in small workshops learning the multimedia skills required for a career in 21st century journalism: from writing, reporting and interviewing, to social media analytics and preparing page layouts on screen.

This is complemented by academic modules exploring the role and impact of journalism in society through elective modules in English, Sociology, Politics and Creative Writing. These classes are delivered through lectures and seminars and assessed through examination and essays.

We’ll help you get ahead in this competitive sector by helping you organise professional work experience as part of your degree.

Recent work experience includes: Sky News and Sky Sports, The Times, Prospect Magazine and New York Times summer internships.

Learn how to write news and features, use the professional standard TV studio, and make video and audio packages and websites

Develop your skills in professional facilities, including a television studio, four radio studios, two radio broadcast newsrooms, two digital newsrooms, and two TV editing and production newsrooms

Benefit from our extensive links with media organisations in London, nationally and internationally

Join a global network of over 5,000 media professionals who began their journalism career at City St George's.

Modules

Course Modules

You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website:
https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/journalism

Assessment method

The assessment weighting for year one is 0%, year two is 33% and year 3 is 67%

In addition to practical journalism assignments, assessment may include essays, unseen written examinations, oral presentations, blogs, reflective journals, and research projects.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Clerkenwell Campus

Study options

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

Start dates

  • September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
P500
Institution code:
C60
Campus name:
Clerkenwell Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
P500
Institution code:
C60
Campus name:
Clerkenwell Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
ABB

A Level General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship Studies are not accepted.

T Level
D

All pathways accepted.

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 128

128 UCAS tariff points from combination of acceptable level 3 qualifications (eg. BTEC diploma and OCR Cambridge technical extended certificate) equivalent to three full A Levels.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 30 Merit: 15

A typical offer for an Access applicant would be: Pass 60 credits, 45 Level 3 including at least 30 at Distinction and the remaining 15 at Merit. The Access qualification should be supplemented by at least a grade 4 (C) in Mathematics and English Language at GCSE.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Minimum of 4/C in each of GCSE mathematics and English language required.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 31

31 points overall. A minimum of 5 in Standard Level English and a minimum of 4 in Standard Level Mathematics will be required.

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

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.

City St George's, University of London uses contextual admissions to take into account varying individual circumstances and institutional barriers faced by applicants during the application process.

Learn more on the City St George's, University of London 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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland£10050*
InternationalTBC

* 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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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