Journalism, English & Communication

Why choose us?

Through analysis, critique and practice in a variety of creative formats, you’ll have the freedom to tailor your skillset and carve out a career that will have an impact in the areas you’re passionate about.

Our accredited Multimedia Journalism degrees are taught by experts who have experience working on international, national and regional press. With access to industry-standard facilities and opportunities to publish news and features across a range of platforms, you’ll develop the skills needed to enter the fast-paced world of journalism.

The English degree at BU stands out thanks to its contemporary approach to the study and practice of narrative and storytelling. You’ll learn to evaluate texts drawn from literature, media and popular culture whilst establishing your own unique writing style. You can focus your studies on the areas that interest you most, take advantage of opportunities to showcase your work, including with our annual writing competitions, and gain valuable work experience through our Publishing Press.

If you’re keen to explore the many areas of communication, you can develop a variety of skills on the Communication & Media degree which will allow you to shape your career. You'll develop knowledge in digital and multimedia communication, PR, advertising, journalism and storytelling, allowing you to contribute towards conversation and practical tasks in any company. Every undergraduate student at BU has the opportunity to undertake a placement as part of their course, giving you valuable experience of the world of work before you graduate. You will see how the skills you’re learning on your course can be transferred to the real world and can develop connections with those working in your chosen industry.

We have an excellent graduate employment record, with some of our former students going on to work at organisations including ITV, BMW, Time Out, BBC, Pixar and Sky.

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Roshan Roberts of BBC 1Xtra, BA (Hons) Multimedia Journalism graduate

After studying Multimedia Journalism at BU, I secured a place on the BBC’s flagship training course and have since worked as a freelancer and now directly for the BBC. I feel very fortunate to work for the BBC because it provides so many great opportunities for young people. Working in the media is rewarding because no-one just drifts into this industry. There’s no-one just killing time and waiting for their pension. Everyone around you has worked as hard as you have and made the same kind of sacrifices to get into the industry – and you need to keep moving if you are to survive in it. That’s a great feeling, to be engaging almost exclusively with people that really care about what they are doing.

All the commitment and passion around me means that I feel I have a responsibility to use the influence that the BBC can have, and the audiences it can reach, to play my part in

Making news and current affairs relevant and accessible to everyone

To find out more about how our Fusion approach can benefit your BU education, visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/fusion democratising news and current events as much as possible which is the theme of a series of podcasts I’m going to be working on.

I’m employed primarily as an assistant producer for Radio 1 and 1Xtra, but I recently won a secondment to work as an on-air producer on a new news podcast. It’s a sort of collaboration between BBC News and 1Xtra and it’s aimed at a young, working, black audience.

We’ll cover news and current affairs in a way that is relevant to black culture, in a way that goes beyond the tokenistic gestures we often see where black people are only on the news to talk about gang culture or political campaigns. It’s a show for black people that covers the full range of news and current affairs, but in a way that is more relatable for them, by people they can relate to, and hopefully it will encourage more people to engage with and interact with the platform.

It’s one of the most important things you can do in the media – making sure all audiences are catered for properly so that they can feel engaged and make informed decisions. I’m really looking forward to getting started!