ObjectivesJournalism Studies is a career-focused course, which will give you the skills to work in print, broadcast and online journalism, as well as related media careers. You learn how to gather, organise, write and present information in various ways. You learn relevant law, political organisation, ethics and standards. You practise journalism, day by day, on the course and have the opportunity to do work experience. You will study the products of journalism, its history, ownership and organisation, and the application of media study to media products. This new dual degree combines applied journalism and modern languages, giving you knowledge and skills highly valued by employers. As a dual honours student reading German you will spend approximately five months at a specified university in Germany.
Entry requirementsEntry requirements -GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB -BTEC National Diploma - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB+BB. If two GCE AS Levels -are offered in Year 13, offer is BB+BB -Scottish Highers - AABB (to include at least one Advanced Higher) -Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB -International Baccalaureate - 32 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in German at GCE A Level
Academic titleBA journalism and Germanic Studies
Course descriptionOur students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.
Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
Important notice :
This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
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Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Journalism Skills (Part One) 20
Public Administration for Journalists 20
Researching and Reporting 20
Aufbausprachkurs 10
Ethics and Journalism 10
German Studies - Aufbaukurs 10
German Studies - Basiskurs 10
Grundsprachkurs 10
Understanding the Media 10
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Journalism Skills (Part Two) 20
Media Law 20
German Language (Continuation) 10
German Language (Foundation) 10
Alternative Media 20
Dutch Advanced 20
German Culture and Ideas from the Enlightenment to the Present Day 20
Language and Journalism 20
Web Journalism 20
Dutch Beginners A 10
Dutch Beginners B 10
Freud's Theory in Literary and Cultural Studies 10
German Film and Society 10
History and Dialectology of the German Language 10
Images of Women in German Literature 10
Language and Literature in the German Middle Ages 10
Level Two Swedish Advanced A 10
Level Two Swedish Advanced B 10
Medien und Oeffentlichkeit 10
Oesterreich Heute 10
Politik und Gesellschaft in Deutschland 10
Swedish Beginners A 10
Swedish Beginners B 10
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Germanic Studies Year Abroad 40
Germanic Studies Year Abroad 40
German Year Abroad (Project) 20
German Year Abroad (Project) 20
Typical Fourth Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Journalism Skills (Part Three) 20
Magazine Journalism and Feature Writing 20
German Language Part 1 10
German Language Part 2 10
Deutsche Literatur und Gesellschaft im 19. Jahrhundert 20
Dissertation in Journalism 20
Fordjupningskurs i svensk sprakfardighet och kultur (Further Advanced Swedish) 20