Digital Media Production and Journalism BA (Hons)

Our courses are informed by research and current developments in the discipline and feedback from students, external examiners and employers. Modules do therefore change periodically in the interests of keeping the course relevant and reflecting best practice. The most up-to-date information will be available to you once you have accepted a place and registered for the course. If there are insufficient numbers of students interested in an optional module, this might not be offered, but we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative. 

The modules for this course are currently being reviewed and updated for 2021 entry; for the latest information please contact the Course Leader Rachel Ammonds. 

Digital Media Production modules enable you to develop expertise in areas of visual communication and digital design including video, photography, motion graphics, visual effects and web content.

As well as developing your creative work and digital 'skills', you will be introduced to the creative industries and the multitude of professions and careers associated with them. Many of your projects will respond to 'live' briefs set in collaboration with industry professionals. With their own, impressive experience as creatives, your lecturers, too, are expertly placed to share with you their inside knowledge of professional work.

Journalism modules provide you with practical skills to work as a journalist or researcher, or in related communications jobs such as those in public relations. 

You will learn the core skills of  journalism – how to spot, write, produce and sell a story for news, magazine, television, radio and social media, alongside looking at media law, ethical issues and the role of journalism in today’s society – why it matters.

You will be able to tailor the course to study areas of interest to you, from sport to entertainment, to environmental and campaigning journalism, or gender, identity and inclusivity.

For more information about teaching, learning and assessment on this course, please see the single honours course pages for Digital Media Production and Journalism. 

Programme specification

For comprehensive details on the aims and intended learning outcomes of the course, and the means by which these are achieved through learning, teaching and assessment, please download the latest programme specification for Digital Media Production and Journalism.

Digital Media Production has employability is at the heart of its course, with extensive industry links and live professional projects in collaboration with national organisations, expert guest speakers, and a commercially-experienced specialist staff team. Employers highly value multi-skilled creatives, with the visual communication skills necessary to produce effective campaigns across all digital media for a variety of audiences. Through our industry links, we have achieved a very high graduate employability rate. This course also provides an ideal base from which to go on to postgraduate study. In a Destinations Survey carried out by the University of Worcester Careers Service, 97% of Digital Media Production students had found work or had gone on to further study within six months of graduating.

The Journalism aspect of this course will provide you with practical skills to work as a journalist or researcher, or in related communications jobs such as those in public relations. You will be well placed to progress to postgraduate study in journalism or in a wide range of other areas. Students have found employment in the following areas: radio presenting, both local and national, media research, journalism, event organising, media planning, television, theatre, marketing, public relations, campaigns, teaching and further study.

Part-time applications

If you would like to apply to study this course part time, please complete our online application form.