Journalism and Communications

The degree is concerned with the production, content and reception of all journalism and communications.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Our students have an excellent reputation for finding employment after they graduate. the most recent dlhe data (2016/17), shows that 96% of our graduates reported they were in employment or further studies within six months of graduation. career roles our graduates find their skills to be helpful in a range of communications and public relations roles. our alumni benefit from their ability to write copy quickly, effectively and for a specific audience. our graduates often succeed in business due to their ability to structure a coherent written and verbal argument when pitching their business ideas. some of our graduates utilise their newfound knowledge of current affairs and world politics to pursue a career in journalism. because our undergraduate degrees do not provide journalism training or a journalistic accreditation, many chose to progress on to our masters courses, such as broadcast, magazine, news or computational journalism, to gain their practical training. in fact, you will gain skills applicable to a range of modern media driven jobs, recent career pathways and roles have included: tv production – producer and researcher advertising – copy writer and campaign manager public relations – account manager and writer teaching – various disciplines journalism – local reporter and blogger movie production – writer and producer publishing – writer and copy editor communications – press/communications officer

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Wales have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Cardiff University has partnerships with the following companies: