BA Journalism with Creative Writing

The Journalism with Creative Writing BA at the University of Leicester is a modern, practical course that equips students with the journalism skills to pursue a professional career and develops their creative writing abilities. They will get to grips with news reporting and feature writing, online and off, study the changing media landscape, and test their skills in our superb technology-enhanced learning environments.Course Content: This degree course provides a strong grounding in a combination of writing for newspapers, magazines, and the fastest growing contemporary employment area for journalists - online news and social media. It also offers modules in Creative Writing, where students will hone their writing skills through the study of a range of genres and styles.Key Modules: Some of the key modules in this course include Journalism in the Digital Age, Writing & Reporting for Newspapers, Writing for Magazines, Creative Writing Workshops, The Business of Freelancing, Applied Journalism, and News and Feature Writing. Accreditations: This course is accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), providing students with industry standardized skills. Future Careers: After acquiring the NCTJ Diploma, students will be able to work in a wide variety of areas in the journalism industry. These include jobs in television, radio, print and online journalism, public relations, digital marketing, and more. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.