Media and Journalism

You’ll explore how the media shape our social, political and cultural worlds, and find out about the role of journalism in contemporary societies. you’ll gain a range of journalistic skills across media platforms (audio, visual, online and print) as well as an understanding of relevant uk law. when you graduate, you’ll have: a range of practical skills that you can apply in several different employment contexts a critical understanding of their relevance and importance. our facilities include a news studio, sound studios and editing labs, most of which offer 24/7 access. brighton is one of the uk’s most important hubs for creative and cultural industries. and london – with its multitude of media companies – is less than an hour away by train.

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.

To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optiol placement as part of your course. you’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. if you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.it can help you: get ahead of the competition. employers are increasingly looking for relevant work experience for graduate jobs and schemes explore career options before you graduate. you'll get an idea of the type of job or sector you might want to go into gain industry and employability skills. learn how to use software and equipment, or work on live projects. you'll also gain skills in team-working, communication and time magement develop your professiol networks. you'll build a network of contacts for the future .you can apply to take a paid professiol placement in the third year of your degree

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

As a graduate, you’ll have real-world, transferable skills including: factual content creation (audio, visual, digital and print) journalistic project and proposal development research methods presentation skills. guest speakers give you first-hand information about what a career in the industry is like. you’ll be well equipped for a range of careers, particularly in the rapidly developing creative industries market but also in a variety of media

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 England 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. University of Sussex has partnerships with the following companies: