BA History and Journalism
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 104 A-level: BCC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: M
About this course
BA (Hons) in History and Journalism, Media and Culture. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Teaching takes place in small-group seminars with access to industry-standard studios and a nationally significant archival collection. The programme holds BJTC accreditation and offers work placement opportunities through a BBC partnership.
Modules
- Journalism Law and Ethics
- Britain since the Reformation
- Reconstructing the past: Academic, public and popular history
- Introduction to Digital Techniques
- Introduction to Journalism
- Journalism Law, Ethics and Society
- Magazine Journalism and Feature Writing
- Sports Journalism
- Reporting Politics
- Developing your Media Career
- Broadcast and Social Media
- Broadcast Journalism
- Social Media for Journalists
- Entertainment Journalism
- Historical research: Method and practice
- The American century, 1917-2001
- The German empire, 1862-1918
- History work experience module
- The Making of Modern Ireland: Conflict, Revolution and Partition
- 'A people's war'? Britain and the Second World War
- Georgian Britain and the Atlantic world, 1760-1820
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Work Placement
- Investigative Journalism and Research Skills
- Advanced Digital Production
- Final Project
- Campaigning & Environmental Journalism
- Advanced PR & Comms
- Podcasting and Live News Production
- Dissertation
- The good war: The USA and World War Two
- The Atlantic slave trade and abolition
- Nazi Germany
- Research experience module
- Blood and Oil: Iraq since the Fall of the Ottoman Empire
- Gender, sexuality and welfare: The body in history
- Witchcraft and the Devil
- Japan's world, 1854-1951