Journalism

Journalism is the practice of finding, verifying and communicating information to a public audience, and it remains one of the most consequential of the professions concerned with the production and circulation of knowledge. Good journalism requires a combination of reporting skills, news judgement, ethical understanding, writing craft and the technical competence to work across a range of media platforms. It also demands curiosity, resilience and the willingness to engage with complex stories, difficult sources and the public interest in ways that are accurate, fair and properly sourced.

This three-year full-time degree at the University of Gloucestershire develops all of these qualities through a combination of academic study and practical production experience. You will learn to report, write, edit, broadcast and publish across print, digital, radio and television formats, developing the range of skills that modern journalism requires. The programme has strong industry connections, with students having secured placements at organisations including BBC Radio London, BBC News, ITV, Sky and other major news outlets, as well as with political journalists and in parliamentary settings.

This placement activity gives you a real sense of professional expectations and the contacts and experience that entry to journalism demands.

Graduates work across the full range of journalism: news reporting, feature writing, broadcast journalism, digital journalism, sports journalism, political journalism and specialist reporting in areas including science, business and arts. Many also move into adjacent roles in public relations, communications, content creation, publishing and media management. Journalism is a highly competitive field in which professional experience, a strong portfolio and industry connections matter enormously, which is why the practical and placement emphasis of the programme is directly relevant to graduate employability.