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BA (Hons) Multimedia Journalism will equip students with the multimedia skills and understandings needed to work as journalists in the digital age.

The programme’s multimedia ethos responds to the erosion of traditional boundaries between print, radio and television companies, the online revolution and the emergence of new methods of delivery, such as podcasting. It seeks to meet the growing demand for journalists who understand the possibilities of the new technologies and can use them to create high-quality journalism in a wide range of formats.

Head of the Media Department, David Bradshaw, a former BBC North Africa Correspondent and writer for The Economist, said: “Most other journalism programmes require students to focus on print or broadcast journalism. But BA (Hons) Multimedia Journalism gives students the chance to build a much broader skillset, developing professional skills in print, radio, television and online journalism in all three years of the programme.

This responds to the way the profession is moving and gives graduates greater flexibility when applying for jobs.

The programme will also develop students’ critical-thinking and academic skills and provides a valuable foundation for other media professions, from public relations to advertising, as well as a wide range of traditional graduate-level jobs.”

The programme has been designed to meet the criteria of the three journalism training bodies, the National Council for the Training of Journalists, the Broadcast Journalism Training Council and the Periodicals Training Council, from which accreditation will be sought.

Programme Director, Kate Kavanagh, a former BBC radio journalist, said: “Professional skills will be taught by practicing journalists in a purpose-built state-of-the art multimedia newsroom and in the Department of Media’s professionally equipped television and radio studios. Workshops will replicate a professional working environment, with students working individually or in teams under the direction of ‘lecturer-editors’.”

Students will study a range of modules including: news and features; television and radio journalism; multimedia journalism; law and ethics; public affairs; media and politics; and international media.

Teeline shorthand and professional work placements are integral parts of the programme.

Journalism students will benefit from the strong links with a range of media organisations, including the BBC and Sky TV, built up by the Department of Media over the past 25 years.

For a full run-down of the contents of the programme, please refer to the ‘Notes to Editors’. If you would like further information or to apply, please contact Canterbury Christ Church University’s Admissions Department on 01227 782900 or email admissions@canterbury.ac.uk.