BA in (Hons)Philosophy and Journalism

University Of Hertfordshire

BA in (Hons)Philosophy and Journalism

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Course Duration 36 month
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Undergraduate
  • Education Required Grade 12 /Equivalent to 12th
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 3.2
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Free GBP 14,000

Program Description

Our philosophy students benefit from being part of a lively and active academic community. You’ll learn through formal courses and extracurricular seminars, while our small group teaching helps you to find your feet in the academic environment. There are plenty of opportunities to discuss critical issues with staff and fellow students, including an optional residential weekend each year. Our journalism students gain practical skills through writing in a variety of styles, work experience and developing broadcast and presentation skills. You’ll be able to network with invited speakers and take short industry summer courses. In your first year, you’ll be introduced to the skills of newswriting and interviewing and explore the complex ethics surrounding journalism. You’ll learn to think critically about what journalism means by examining persuasion in the media, including the use of rhetoric and propaganda. You’ll also study social and political philosophy, covering topics such as freedom of speech and terrorism, and examine the nature of knowledge and reality. In your second year, you’ll delve into influential works of philosophy and political theory such as the themes in Plato’s Republic. In journalism, you will learn the skills of broadcast radio, how to find news, create a magazine and study some of the great journalism campaigns from Watergate to the Black Lives Matter campaigns. 
 
Work placement/study abroad option: Between your second and final year, you’ll have the option to study abroad or do a work placement for up to a year. Not only will this give you an amazing experience to talk about but will also give your CV a boost. If you’d rather go straight to your final year, that’s absolutely fine too. You’ll decide in your second year with us, so there is still plenty of time to think about this. In your final year, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your interests in topics such as political or feminist philosophy, or the philosophy of language. In journalism you will have the opportunity of doing work experience within journalism or a related field, studying international reporting, creating your own journalistic website and building a journalism portfolio. Through our pitch-to-a-professional scheme you will get the chance to try out your ideas on a professional journalist and meet industry practitioners through our series of talks by people working in the communications industry, many of whom are former graduates who studied journalism at UH. 

'Media Matters' Guest Lecture series 

Each year the School of Humanities hosts the Media Matters Guest Lecture Series featuring a range of industry professionals, giving talks on their experience in the industry. These lectures are recorded by our final year students and available on our Media Hub. Some of our previous speakers have included:
  • Lewis Wiltshire, Head of Sport, Twitter UK 
  • Tobi Rachel Akingbade, showbusiness journalist who studied journalism and other media subjects at UH 
  • Ren Behan, Food blogger and journalist 
  • Terry Mitchinson, Welwyn Hatfield Times Editor 
  • Uche Amako, UH  journalism alumnus and sports writer 

Your main campus is de Havilland

You’ll share this campus with students from business, law, sport, education, and humanities subjects. The student housing is close to our Sports Village which includes a gym, swimming pool and climbing wall. You can get breakfast, lunch, or dinner in our on-campus restaurant or bar (in the newly built Enterprise Hub) on days you don’t feel like cooking. You can also use the common room to play pool, video games or just to hang out with friends. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.  

What will I study?

Degree programmes are structured into levels, 4, 5 and 6. These correspond to your first, second and third/final year of study. Below you can see what modules you’ll be studying in each.   

Other Requirements

• Require 65% or above in Standard XII(Higher Secondary Certifecate). • Require 70% or above in English and Maths in Standard X. • Require minimum 65% or above in Indian Standard XII English Language subject.

Extra Notes


* NOTE : The Tuition Fee is subject to change Semester wise, as such for exact Tuition Fee kindly see the Website of the respective University.
* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.