Bachelor of Arts - Journalism with Politics (Honours)

This exciting and challenging course allows students to learn about the fascinating world of journalism, whilst diversifying their skill set to give them a broader range of career options.

The course is available to study alongside Creative Writing, English, English Language, Film Studies, International Relations, Media and Communication and Politics.

Reasons to study Journalism (Joint Honours) at De Montfort University (DMU):

• DMU has achieved Gold, the highest ranking possible under the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): Indicating the outstanding learning and teaching on offer at DMU.
• DMU is in the Top 10 of most popular universities in the UK for home and EU students, as measured by UCAS acceptances in 2017
• 88.9% of our Journalism (Joint Honours) graduates from summer 2017 are in work or further study after graduating: According to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education ( DLHE) 2016-17 report
• Enhance your employability further by studying Journalism joint with another specialist subject
• Joint Honours options include; Creative Writing, English, English Language, Film Studies, International Relations, Politics and Media
• Dedicated facilities: Develop your practical and professional skills in our dedicated news room within The Leicester Centre for Journalism
• Award winning student group, Demon Media: Gain valuable, industry-relevant experience by contributing to the Demon Media group, including; The Demon magazine, Demon FM radio station, Demon TV and The Demon website
• Work placement opportunities: Enhance your employability and gain industry experience by undertaking an optional work placement
• Academic Expertise: Taught by a range of respected professionals and academic experts, including five former newspaper editors; teaching you to become an effective, professionally qualified, multi-platform journalist
• Exchange opportunities: Students regularly participate in exchange programmes to other countries. Recent destinations have included Baltimore, South Carolina and Prague
• Continue your study at master’s level: Upon successful completion of Journalism BA (Hons) specialist postgraduate courses include Investigative Journalism MA, developed with Channel 4
• Enjoy an international experience with #DMUglobal: We offer all students the opportunity to take part in a #DMUglobal experience, which can enrich your studies and expand your cultural horizons. Previous #DMUglobal trips have included New York, Berlin, Hong Kong, China, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Russia and Italy to name a few

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 60.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 60 (Min Listening: 7.0, Min Reading: 8.0, Min Speaking: 16.0, Min Writing: 18.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 50
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 32 (Min Listening: 2, Min Reading: 2, Min Speaking: 11, Min Writing: 11)
  • Min IELTS overall: 4.5 (Min Listening: 4, Min Reading: 4, Min Speaking: 4, Min Writing: 4)
  • Min PTE overall: 29