Multimedia Journalism BA(Hons)

Start date

22 September 2025

Duration

3 years full-time
4 years inc. placement year

Entry requirements

A Level - BBC-BCC

BTEC - DMM-MMM

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About the course

Reasons to study

You’ll be taught by working journalists (who can offer you a real insight into the industry), who will give you the chance to develop your skills.
Work placement opportunities help you build your professional experience in journalism.
Journalism at Huddersfield is top in Yorkshire for Assessment and Feedback, scoring 93%, based on experimental statistics from the National Student Survey 2023.

Our Multimedia Journalism BA(Hons) is designed to prepare you for an exciting career in TV news, radio, podcasting, social media – or all these areas.

Like society and technology, these industries are constantly changing, and we’ll give you the best possible grounding to succeed in the future.

You’ll build your creative and technical skills in video and audio journalism and make the most of online and social tools. Meanwhile, by analysing the media and how we use it today, you’ll better understand 21st Century journalism.

Why study Multimedia Journalism BA(Hons)

On this course, you’ll get hands-on with our impressive facilities, including TV and radio studios, professional cameras, editing software and more. You’ll learn from lecturers and working journalists to build an impressive portfolio of skills and journalistic knowledge.

Our leading academics examine the challenges and opportunities facing multimedia journalism, giving you the opportunity to discuss and analyse these topics. Work placements will help you gain skills in a media organisation, where you’ll have chance to produce news and media content across TV, radio and online - and to real-world deadlines.

An impressive 100% of graduates from this course are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating (Unistats 20/21 data, UK domiciled graduates)**. Following this degree, you may go on to pursue a career within multimedia journalism, broadcasting, radio or more. You could opt to continue your postgraduate education instead, on a television production course, in music journalism, sports journalism, media and popular culture, or publication studies.

Recent graduates work at the BBC, ITV, and for a variety of other broadcasters*.

Source: LinkedIn

Course detail

Year 1

Compulsory modules:

Analysing Content

This module introduces you to different forms of analysis of media texts, ranging from industry-produced, professional media to user-generated content. It explores forms of textuality and their importance in the interplay of culture and communication across different textual formats including written, spoken, and audio-visual. It explores both mass media, such as film, television, radio and print, and digital platforms. The module equips you with the analytical skills to understand the construction and processes of meaning-making in media content and introduces key concepts in the study of media texts such as of genre, history, and structure.

Journalism Law, Ethics and Policy

This module introduces you to essential media law, ethics and policy knowledge needed for a career in journalism. It will help you understand the structures in which journalists and their employers operate, and the ways in which specific legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks impact the material created and published by media companies. You will learn about these so you can begin to effectively apply them in the context of creating journalism content.

Digital Audio Production

The module introduces you to a range of audio formats and technologies: mobile, online, radio and podcast. You will be provided with the essential recording, editing and studio skills necessary to produce an audio output, and to understand the language and concepts required to critically evaluate audio content.

Online Media and Content Creation

This module provides the knowledge for you to gain an understanding of the role of technology in shaping and being shaped by mediated communication, with a particular focus on digital media technologies. The module combines the critical analysis of media technologies with practical skills to use those technologies in the journalism, media and creative industries.

Digital Video Production

The module introduces you to a range of video formats and technologies: mobile, online, television and video. You will be provided with the essential recording and editing skills necessary to produce a video output, and to understand the language and concepts required to critically evaluate video content.

Writing for Journalism

This module introduces you to a range of types and styles of journalistic writing. You will also be guided to develop transferable skills to write for a broad range of media formats. You will engage with key concepts related to the practice of writing and analyse material online, in magazines and newspapers and in broadcasts. Through regular writing activities you will develop and hone your writing skills.

Year 2

Compulsory modules:

Influencers, Promotion and PR

This module focuses on developing your understanding of different kinds of promotional culture – public relations (PR), influencers, marketing and advertising – and your critical, analytical and evaluative skills. You will learn how to critically analyse different kinds of promotional culture and evaluate its role in society, developing skills you will need to help you develop successful, effective and ethical promotional campaigns and content. As the module continues, you will apply what you have learnt to the practice of PR, and further develop the creative, analytical and technical skills you need to succeed as a public relations practitioner.

Reporting and Writing

This module will give you a deep understanding of reporting and writing for journalism in a digital age. You will continue to develop key journalism and storytelling skills throughout the module, including newsgathering, interviewing and writing in a range of styles and for different platforms. There is a particular focus on covering matters of public interest, especially reporting the courts. The module includes a series of industry-like newsdays, allowing you to work to deadlines in a live environment.

Media Careers and Entrepreneurship

This module examines transformations of employment, agency and practice in creative and cultural industries. Through the study of forms of media work and labour, you will develop an understanding of the wider context of contemporary work and employment and critically assess its interplay with political, social, cultural, technological and economic structures. Knowledge and understanding of media and creative industries are in turn are applied to skills required in selecting appropriate career paths and opportunities, including employment, freelancing and entrepreneurship, and portfolio building.

Television News

The module develops your essential skills in planning and making video news for television, online and social media use, as well as producing news programmes in a TV studio. You will be expected to contribute to all editorial decisions concerning the content of the outputs, including video news and feature stories, television news bulletins and online production. Production elements of the module will include using relevant technology involved in newsgathering, for example broadcast quality cameras, current digital editing software and a fully equipped television studio. Students will each receive an hour of voice training, normally delivered in two 30-minute sessions covering studio and location presenting skills. Emphasis will also be placed on recognising legal and ethical journalistic practice, as well as compliance, health and safety and risk assessments. The module also introduces theories and practices of production management.

Making Radio

This module gives you an understanding of the technical, legal and professional standards involved in digital radio and audio production for broadcast and online; and the practical skills needed in the maintaining of a functioning online radio station with additional online content. You will further develop your abilities to create, produce and present radio journalism, and will receive individual voice training. You will also plan, produce and present a radio programme. You will work together as a group to plan and run a pop-up radio station along with its associated online platforms.

Podcasting

This module gives you an understanding of the technical, legal and professional standards involved in planning, producing and publishing digital audio content, with a focus on podcasting. You will develop advanced skills in creative audio storytelling and editing. You will take part in creating a podcast and will develop abilities in promoting your work on social media platforms.

Year 3 - optional placement year

Arts and Humanities Placement

The placement year is designed to consolidate the skills and knowledge from the first two years of your studies and to enhance your professional skills by giving you the opportunity to do a significant period of work in a graduate-level work environment. The aim of the module is to encourage you to develop personal and professional development planning skills and to appraise your own performance in the workplace. It will also enable you to develop an analytical approach towards your role within a working environment and encourage you to develop real world experience and skills through learning opportunities in the workplace. Completing this module will assist you in clarifying your possible career options will improve your employment prospects upon graduation. You will normally spend a total of 48 weeks, with a minimum of 36 weeks (excluding holidays/sickness) between the end of year two and the beginning of your final year in a suitable work placement(s). The placement will be monitored and you will be assessed on your performance during the work placement upon completion.

Final Year

Compulsory modules:

Advanced Writing Techniques Across Media

This module concentrates on helping you develop an advanced professional and distinctive style in journalistic writing for different media platforms, with a particular focus on transmedia feature writing. You will closely analyse the writing styles adopted for a variety of journalism platforms in the context of media convergence. You will produce work that reflects your understanding of the style and format in each context as well as how to develop narratives across media.

Video Shorts: Music, Advertising and Short film

This module gives you the knowledge and practical skills to develop an advanced understanding of the emerging and diverse use of short film in a variety of forms. You will examine how video can be used across digital and broadcast platforms in innovative and complex ways. You will work in small groups to develop video narratives using a range of styles and platforms, with a clear understanding of audience and production.

Media Industry Project

This module provides the opportunity for you, working individually or as part of a small group, to devise, plan and create some form of media output or outputs, working in partnership with an external organisation or other suitable client. This could take the form of an individual work placement, or individual or group project work.

Political Reporting

This module will allow you to develop the investigative journalism skills you need to report effectively on matters of public interest in your field. It provides the knowledge for you to gain a deep understanding of local, national and international institutions – who runs them, who funds them and the power they hold. You will be introduced to key issues in the study of public affairs, and will then develop the journalistic skills, from making Freedom of Information request to visualising data, for you to do investigative reporting in the public interest in a variety of media formats.

The Multi-Platform Newsroom

This module provides the advanced knowledge and practical skills for you to understand the technical, legal and professional standards involved in running a multiplatform newsroom. It will enable you to achieve professional standards of capability in radio and audio, TV and video, and online newsgathering, editing and presentation. It will stress the importance of team skills in the newsroom context. You will also explore the rationale and constraints of user-generated content. The aim of the module is to encourage you to produce work which will have a beneficial impact on your employability and will contribute to your personal development portfolio.

Teaching and assessment

Our degrees seek to develop your creative, technical and analytical skills, and every aspect of your learning is designed to help you succeed in the media, creative and cultural sectors. We thus work with a wide variety of teaching formats which alongside lectures, seminars and workshops, include newsdays, work-based learning and placements, project work, dissertations, one-on-one and group supervision, and digital learning. We continuously review and innovate teaching formats to reflect changing technologies and industry contexts. An average 22.7%* of the time on your course will be spent with your tutors (either face to face or online) on timetabled activities.

*based on 23/24 programme specifications.

We use a variety of assessments, including video shorts, podcasts, newsroom days, audience research portfolios, essays, production pitches, data analytics, presentations, and dissertation. This allows you the ability to tailor your degree to fit your passions, interests and strengths. You will be taught by world-leading scholars whose research is helping to shape our understanding of how media, journalism and culture operate alongside industry-leading practitioners and producers, supplemented by a variety of guest talks.

Full-time or part-time study

This course is not available to study on a part-time basis on an evening, at the weekend, or via distance learning.

Further Information

The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June. Timetables are normally available one month before registration.

Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits. Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 360 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification. These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.

If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.

Teaching excellence

The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023. In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Further proof of teaching excellence: our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2024). So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are joint first in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 23 since 2008 (2024 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).

Global Professional Award

At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree* so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.

Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021. Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.

*full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.

Entry requirements

BBC-BCCat A Level .

112-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.

Merit at T Level.

DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above.
112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum of IELTS is set by accreditation body the BJTC at a score of 7.5 in all four elements of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page. If you have alternative qualifications or do not meet the IELTS requirement we also offer a range of Pre-Sessional English Programmes.

For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

News: Student's BBC Experience

A University of Huddersfield journalism student won a prestigious two-month placement with BBC Yorkshire, coinciding with some of the most momentous news stories of 2022.

Fletcher Shore worked with the BBC under the auspices of the Len Tingle memorial placement, named after BBC Yorkshire’s hugely-respected political editor, who lived in the Huddersfield area for many years.

Our Facilities

Discover our facilities, in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield.

Dedicated to exploration, students across the School of Arts and Humanities have the opportunity to cultivate, curate and showcase in a range innovative spaces, utilising extensive and purpose-built facilities. These include 3D printers for rapid prototyping and modelling, laser cutters, the virtual reality cave, print and dye capabilities, photography studios, digital print centre, specialist film studios including industry-standard equipment, and so much more.

Placements

Our Multimedia Journalism degree includes two exciting placement opportunities. Students are encouraged to undertake an optional one-year (48 weeks) placement in Year 3. We support our students in finding suitable placement opportunities in the Media Industries and beyond. During the placement year you are supported by an academic tutor and have the opportunity to build professional experience invaluable for your final year of study and future career.

The final year compulsory* placement module also gives you the chance to put your skills into practice over an 80 hour period. You'll spend time working with an external client, such as a newspaper, broadcaster or production company, or in Public Relations.

Previous placement providers have ranged from the BBC, ITV, Pulse and Radio Aire, BBC Radio 4, magazines and newspapers such as the Huddersfield Examiner and Barnsley Chronicle, to national opportunities at the Press Association, as well as corporate clients seeking professional video work and agencies in the fast-developing field of social media including Daisybeck Productions and Madison MK.

If you choose to take a placement year, then the placement module in the final year is replaced with an optional module.

I worked for a documentary company, Rogan Productions, for a month and was lucky enough to work on documentaries for BBC Three and Al Jazeera whilst there. It was a huge stepping stone to get to where I am now.

Hazera Bibi, Broadcast Journalism BA(Hons) completed placement at Rogan Productions

Facilities

Newsroom

Radio Studio

TV Studio

Student using Adobe Premiere for video editing

Tech Office

Student using Adobe Audition for audio editing

Newsroom Control Room

TV Studio Gallery

Students filming on location

Career support

We know you’re coming to university to study on your chosen subject, meet new people and broaden your horizons. However, we also help you to focus on life after you have graduated to ensure that your hard work pays off and you achieve your ambition.

So while you’re here (and even after you graduate) the Careers and Employability Service offer professional help, support and guidance, including industry-supported workshops, careers fairs and one-to-one guidance sessions. Find out more about the service

Further study

Progression to a postgraduate course is dependent on successful completion of your undergraduate studies, there may also be minimum qualification requirements such as a first class or higher second (2.1) degree. Please check the course details to confirm this.

We recognise the success of our students at Huddersfield by offering a scholarship for the best graduates. This scheme is open to University of Huddersfield students who graduate with first-class honours and postgraduate Master's (taught or research) students who graduate with a distinction. For full guidance, terms and how to apply visit the scholarship page.

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (MA by Research)

Our research activity in Communication, Cultural and Media Studies focuses on a wide range of aspects of the interplay between media audiences, industries, technologies and texts with a particular interest in digital media and cultures.

Find out more How to apply

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Research

Inspiring Graduate

An undergraduate degree from the University of Huddersfield could be the start of an exciting career in your chosen field. Our graduates go on to succeed in a whole range of exciting careers. Here’s just one example.

As a graduate of the University of Huddersfield you’ll also become a member of our alumni community, allowing you to stay in touch and continue to access university services.

The proudest moment of my degree was my win at the BJTC Awards for ‘Best Original Story’. I am grateful for my teachers and university friends for supporting me, I would not have been able to achieve so much without them.

Amber Mehmood, graduated Broadcast Journalism BA(Hons) in 2018 and is now at a Journalist and Producer at the BBC

Career support

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (MA by Research)

Find out more How to apply

Full-time

Research

As a graduate of the University of Huddersfield you’ll also become a member of our alumni community, allowing you to stay in touch and continue to access university services.

The proudest moment of my degree was my win at the BJTC Awards for ‘Best Original Story’. I am grateful for my teachers and university friends for supporting me, I would not have been able to achieve so much without them.

Amber Mehmood, graduated Broadcast Journalism BA(Hons) in 2018 and is now at a Journalist and Producer at the BBC

Student support

At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey. Find out more about all our support services.

Fees and Finance

Tuition Fees - full-time

The maximum fees we will charge for UK based students on undergraduate courses in 2025/26 will be £9,535 per year for full-time students (subject to parliamentary approval). We review and revise fee levels in line with inflation (RPI-X) and regulatory permissions.

Tuition fees will cover the cost of your study at the University as well as charges for registration, tuition, supervision and examinations. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see Fees and finance.

If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available.

Please email the Student Finance Office or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

Fees and Finance

Tuition Fees - full-time

Please email the Student Finance Office or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.

Important information

Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons

When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student. You will find a guide to the key terms here, along with the Student Protection Plan.

Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons

Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on

If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment. We may occasionally have to withdraw a course you have applied for or combine your programme with another programme if we consider this reasonably necessary to ensure a good student experience, for example if there are not enough applicants. Where this is the case we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and we will discuss with you other suitable courses we can transfer your application to. If you do not wish to transfer to another course with us, you may cancel your application and we will refund you any deposits or fees you have paid to us.

Changes to your course after you enrol as a student

Changes to option modules:

Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have an equivalent range of options to that advertised for the course. We will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.

Major changes:

We will only make major changes to non-optional modules on a course if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change is a change that substantially changes the outcomes, or a significant part of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum. For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators or a commissioning or accrediting body. We may also make changes to improve the course in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback or to ensure you are being taught current best practice. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment, or pandemics.

Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but may happen sooner in an emergency. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.

In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.

The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.