Journalism

Are you interested in becoming a versatile content creator and storyteller, reaching audiences across all media forms and learning from the best in the business? On our Journalism degree, you’ll enjoy working right on the BBC campus in Plymouth at our awesome broadcast facility, The Workshop, giving you incredible opportunities to network with and support one of the largest regional BBC centres in the country.

You will make video content for Youtube, TV or social media in our brand new studio, or using our infinity green screen; you can also record and produce video and audio podcasts in our dedicated studios. You'll learn to write scripts for TV and radio, how to interview, cover live events online, and structure programmes. We’ll teach you how to self-shoot, record great sound, generate story ideas and how to realise them.

Some elements of the course are taught in our Journalism and Media Centre on the main Marjon campus, where you will can get your hands on a wide range of current industry equipment – it’s free to borrow and you can have it for as long as you like. At the Jam Centre we learn to use Adobe’s Creative Suite like a pro, and how to create engaging content for magazines, newspapers, social media and websites, as you forge your own identity in preparation for life after uni.

You’ll gain experience in all types of media, making you highly employable, not only in journalism and the creative sector but also marketing, communications, or anywhere you want to apply your extensive new skills. We have been teaching journalism and media at Marjon for decades – take advantage of our experience to launch your dream career.

Why this course at Marjon?

• Work right on the BBC campus in Plymouth, learning from the best in the business
• Sharpen your broadcast skills at The Workshop, our awesome TV and radio studios
• Professionally produce and edit video, audio, print, photography and multimedia
• Learn how to take your story and content ideas from the drawing board to reality
• Regular live news days where you get to experience the professional expectations of broadcasting, writing and covering live events
• Try out a wide variety of industry roles, including editing, presenting, producing and newsgathering, to see which fits you best
• Guest speakers from across all media, from The Guardian, ITV, BBC, Sky and lots more
• Gain real work experience from day one, using our extensive contacts and partners, across the region and beyond
• Get an industry mentor to help you plan your big break and build your own network of contacts

What might I become? Recent graduates have gained employment with the BBC, Channel 4, The Mirror, Reach, Bristol Live and Plymouth Live, Theatre Royal Plymouth, LADbible, and many more. They have also gone on to work in the media departments at professional sports clubs, newspapers, magazines, national radio stations and websites, as well as in production, editing, PR and communications and marketing.

Find out more at an open day

An open day is your opportunity to find out more about studying Journalism at Marjon. You’ll meet lecturers and get to look around The Workshop at the BBC South West site, as well as the Journalism and Media Centre on our main campus. Our student life talks will help you prepare to go to university, covering topics such as careers, funding, sport and our award winning on-campus student support service. Book on to an Open Day at: www.marjon.ac.uk/open-day

Why study at Marjon?

• Small, person-focused university
• No.2 university in England for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024)
• No.4 university in the UK for Career Prospects (WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2023)
• No.4 uni in England for Education (Student Experience) (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)

Chris - Third year, Journalism;
“The first year started with the basics of learning how to tell stories fora variety of audiences and platforms. We also covered media law and looked into how journalists develop stories. Year two built on the skills we already learned as we made documentaries for both TV and radio and wrote articles for a group magazine that’s distributed around the city. In the third year, we’ve been producing content for radio and online in fast-paced news weeks. We will also be making our own magazines and running a marketing campaign.”

1st Year
Research: The investigative journalist
Journalism production: Recording the story
Written journalism: The power of the word
Live news: Get your mojo on
Journalism production: Words and pictures
Media law and the ethical journalist

2nd Year
Research: Curious and creative
Radio journalism: More than words
Written journalism: Making Sound
Learn to earn: Placement and proactivity
Live news: Lights, camera, action!
Visual journalism: Digital storytelling

3rd Year
Honours project: The finished product
TV journalism: The bigger picture
Live news: The cutting edge
Magazine journalism: The summer issue
Marketing and PR: The buzz-feeder

Assessment methods are based on the production of news stories, features and essays and you will be appraised on your performance on work placements.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• European Journalism Training Association