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Journalism

Start your career in journalism by learning with a course team who combine research and teaching with extensive journalism experience.

Whether you're interested in magazine journalism, sports, news or arts, our professionally accredited courses give you the foundation you need to thrive in this competitive field.

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Why study journalism at Brighton?

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Hands-on experience

Develop your talent on placement and by getting out and about throughout your studies, gaining journalistic experience. Showcase your work on our student-run journalism website, Overtime Online, and get involved in sub-editing while developing your multimedia skills. Twice a year during Newsweek you’ll join other students to produce a 24-page print magazine.

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Industry-standard facilities

Build your skills in our newsroom with live news and sports feeds, and by working with our sound, filming and editing equipment. These courses are based at Moulsecoomb, our biggest campus and student village.

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Guest lectures

Gain insight during lectures and masterclasses from visiting editors, journalists and campaigners. Broadcaster Clare Balding, journalist Nicholas Owen, and Jack Wilson, group online sport editor for the Daily Express and Daily Star, have all shared their experiences with our students.

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Our journalism courses are professionally accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).

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Courses

Undergraduate

Journalism BA(Hons)

Sport Journalism BA(Hons)

Postgraduate

Journalism MA (PGCert PGDip)

Sports Journalism MA (PGCert PGDip)

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What’s happening at Brighton?

James O’Brien heads Annual Journalism Lecture

James O’Brien heads Annual Journalism Lecture

Broadcaster, writer and LBC radio presenter James will be speaking to staff and students this Thursday in Mithras House.

Refugee journalists share their stories to Journalism students

Refugee journalists share their stories to Journalism students

Staff and students from our journalism courses have joined refugee journalists from Afghanistan, Qatar and Iran at the London College of Communication.

Brighton students shortlisted for football writer awards

Brighton students shortlisted for football writer awards

Congratulations to Sports Journalism students Emillia Hawkins and Colin D’Cunha who have been nominated in the FWA Unheard Voices Football Writer of the Year Award.

International Scholarships for students starting in September 2022

International Scholarships for students starting in September 2022

The University of Brighton International Scholarship fund is open to applications from undergraduate and postgraduate students who hold an offer to study with us on a full-time course with us starting in September 2022.

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