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BA Journalism and Criminology

University of Essex 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BA Bachelor English

Course Overview

Course Overview This innovative BA Journalism and Criminology program equips you with the practical skills of a multimedia journalist and the analytical depth of a criminologist to investigate and report on contemporary crime and social issues. You will learn to produce compelling content across television, radio, and digital platforms while critically examining topics from media representations of crime to global terrorism. The course culminates in a final-year multimedia project, allowing you to synthesize your expertise by producing a significant piece of journalism on a criminological subject. Key Program Highlights Develop practical, multi-platform journalism skills for television, radio, and online media. Critically analyze pressing criminological issues like terrorism, globalization, and law. Tailor your degree with optional modules that match your specific interests. Produce a capstone multimedia project combining journalistic practice with criminological research. Learn within a top-ranked social science institution with academic expertise.

Available Intakes

October 2026
CampusColchester Campus
CityEssex
ModeFullTime
Duration36 Months
FeeGBP 20,475