* mandatory
The 1st year examines the major literary genres: the novel, poetry, drama, as well as creative writing and literature on screen; the 2nd year introduces literature from the medieval period to the present, with courses on the history of English literature, romantic and Victorian literature, 20th and 21st century literature, ways of reading, and adaptation; the course aims to teach the skills needed to become a journalist, with a strong, unashamed emphasis on developing practical skills; the course aims to meet the exacting standards of UK journalism�s training authority, and to this end students study a broad curriculum which emphasises practical journalism, but also covers the vital areas of media law, public affairs, shorthand and moral and ethical issues.
English Year 1: Modules include: poetry and society; introduction to the novel; introduction to drama; writing and screening. Year 2: Medieval and renaissance literature; 18th- and 19th-century literature; 20th- and 21st-century literature; ways of reading. Year 3: English dissertation; modernism; 20th-century women�s writing; Geoffrey Chaucer; contemporary poetry; writing the self; English in the workplace; 19th-century fiction and history; colonialism/postcolonialism; 20th-century American literature; studies in literature and film; text and technology. Journalism Year 1: Modules include: Practical journalism 1: an introduction to United Kingdom journalism, news and news-writing; media law and public affairs: an introduction to how the law affects United Kingdom journalism and how journalism interacts with public bodies, particularly local councils, the Government and Parliament. Year 2: Practical journalism 2: this module widens students� appreciation of the varieties of journalism, focusing on specialisms, different forms of journalistic media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television and on-line, before looking at production, design and management of journalism; issues in journalism: in this modules students explore in more depth the fascinating range of issues in contemporary journalism from an academic point of view; ethical and moral issues, controversies and current affairs all play their part; this module also helps prepare students to write their own dissertation in their final year. Year 3: Practical journalism 3: this module offers students a chance to produce their own publication based on all the skills they have acquired over the previous 2 years; leading on from issues in journalism, it also allows students to explore complex moral and ethical issues and debate up-to-the-minute issues and controversies as they arise; dissertation: this module offers students the opportunity to write and research an area of journalism which specifically interests them.
260
| Starting | How long | Days you attend | Details | Where | Class info | Price |
|---|
|
Wed 26th Sep 2012 |
3 years |
Full time |
The deadline for the receipt of full-tim ..more
|
Leicester, LE1 9BH |
N/A |
£9000 per year |
|
*More info: £9000 per year |
||||||
|
Wed 26th Sep 2012 |
6 years |
Part-time |
The deadline for the receipt of full-tim ..more
|
Leicester, LE1 9BH |
N/A |
|
PQ53 Y
De Montfort University
English Literature Of Specific Periods, Journalism (General)
Excellent Course with very good scope of live management Experience. ...more
I think this course is exactly what I needed, because I am a shay person and very wary of how I look when I am dancing. This course is giving me self confident and self esteem to dance. I am really enjoing it....more
Covers a very broad range of topics, from law through finance and cultural policy....more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.I think that the material included is very relevant, it gets you into gear......more
broad range of lectuerers with interests ranging from music, festivals to fine art and design. Broadened my knowledge beyond my particular interest (art and design)...more
This specific course currently has no reviews. Be the first to review this course.
The information for this course is supplied by UCAS and was last updated on 06 Mar 2012.
Please note reviews of English and Journalism BA (Hons) offered in Leicester, are the subjective opinions of Hotcourses members and not of Hotcourses Ltd.
Get more information about where our course data for English and Journalism BA (Hons) (offered in Leicester) comes from, please click here.
© Hotcourses Ltd All rights reserved
