Just some of the future careers for graduates after completing the course include:
If you want to become a journalist and explore what journalism is and where this fast paced and exciting industry is heading, this is the perfect course for you.
Delivered at the state-of-the-art Media and Journalism Centre in the heart of the city and at the University Centre main campus, you will learn under the guidance of current industry professionals and be given a practical grounding in print, radio, photo and digital journalism.
You will learn how to produce imaginative and incisive copy to deadline as well as developing a range of skills to ensure you have the creativity and versatility to thrive in today’s industry. You’ll look at the problems, pitfalls and potential for today’s journalism, studying its past and debating its future.
If your interest is sport or fashion journalism we will support you in this allowing you to specialise throughout the course.
Students will gain valuable work experience in a local or regional media organisation as part of the Professional Development module in their final year.
During your time with us you will have the opportunity to work with local and regional partners in Peterborough and undertake exciting internships with local businesses and placements at major consumer magazine titles.
You will also have the opportunity to learn from professional journalists and media professionals in our guest speaker events organised by students and staff.
The courses at University Centre Peterborough are studied in smaller class sizes compared with other universities, a typical class size is under 20 students.
To view the course specification, click here.
You must take modules worth 120 credits at each level of the course. Each module is worth a specified number of credits.
Year one for full-time students (Level 4)
Year two for full-time students (Level 5)
Final year for full-time students (Level 6)
88 UCAS Points and 5 GCSE grades C/4 or above including English and Maths.
Mature students or students who do not have the above qualifications can contact our admissions team on 01733 214466 or admissions@ucp.ac.uk to discuss equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience. For more information on EU and overseas qualifications, UCAS, accreditation of prior learning and failure to meet the entry requirements please visit www.ucp.ac.uk
When studying this course at University Centre Peterborough, we will timetable your lectures as two full days a week over two semesters per year (part-time will be one to two full days a week over two semesters per year).
We are able to offer this convenient timetabling to our students as we are a smaller institution so we can timetable our staff and resources more efficiently.
Over the duration of your course, teaching will be delivered by the following methods:
Year one for full-time students (Level 4)
Year two for full-time students (Level 5)
Final year for full-time students (Level 6)
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Throughout the duration of your course you will be assessed by the following methods:
Year one for full-time students (Level 4)
Year two for full-time students (Level 5)
Final year for full-time students (Level 6)
We will provide, by the beginning of the first week of each semester, a current module guide with all the information you need for each module, including details of assessment tasks, the deadlines for these tasks, the required format and any relevant guidance.
Formative assessment opportunities are written into all module plans to provide students with on-going feedback. End of semester assessments will have formative opportunities in weeks 9 or 10 of the semester. In addition revision sessions will be held in week 12.
Your final degree classification is calculate as an average of all Level 5 and Level 6 credits with the Level 6 credits given twice as much weighting as the Level 5.
There may be additional costs for this course which are not covered by the tuition fee.
Students will undertake a 15 day work placement with a local media organisation. Previous students have undertaken placements with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Peterborough United, Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough Telegraph, Salaam Radio, Jumped Up Theatre etc.
You can also gain experience working as part of the editorial team who run the University publication, Inside The Box, which has its own website, blog, radio show, magazine and social media channels.
As the course is timetabled as full days during the week when studied full-time, this also gives you the flexibility to find a work placement, internship or volunteering opportunity which will improve your employability after you graduate. All students are encouraged to identify work experience in addition to their work placement to aid their career development.
Rachel Pishhorn is the Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Journalism and BA
(Hons) Media Production degrees at University Centre Peterborough.
Since taking on the role back in February 2022, Rachel has been able to create some fantastic
opportunities for the students, including the launch of a brand-new student
blog, Inside The Box – https://www.insidetheboxucp.com/, which won ‘Best
Newcomer’ at the Student Publication Regional Awards 2023.
In her role, Rachel has been able to create a number of events for the students to benefit from, including hosting an annual Student Film Showcase in partnership with Gateway Film Festival and an annual Creative Industry Day, which invites industry experts such as the BBC to speak to students about career opportunities. In her first few months within the role, Rachel was able to help secure a paid role for one of her Level 5 Journalism students at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, where the student now works as a freelance Broadcast Assistant.
She has also helped to encourage students to work in industry in a variety of paid roles, including at Peterborough United and Jumped-Up Theatre. You can find out more about the projects the students get involved in on Instagram @UCP_MJ
She said ‘The focus of my creative research has been the literary exploration working-class experience as oppositional writing. I am particularly interested in ideological power in literature, in both narrators and poetic persona’.
Rachel is also the author of two books, a collection of poetry, The Somnambulist Cookbook (Salt, 2019) and a creative writing handbook, You Are The Writer: Exploring Working Class Experience (Story Machine, 2024).
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The tuition fees for full-time undergraduate students will be £8,500 per year, which is lower compared with many other universities.
Fees for part-time study are pro-rata depending on the number of credits you are studying (i.e. 90 credits per year will be 75% of the tuition fee).
Full-time: 3 years (2 full days a week over two semesters per year)
Part-time: 4 years (1-2 full days a week over two semesters per year)
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Through our collaboration with The Open University, students at University Centre Peterborough benefit from flexible learning options and expertly designed courses that support both part-time and full-time studies, tailored to accommodate diverse student needs.
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