Journalism Level 3

You can progress on to degree programmes in subjects including journalism, media,publishing or PR/marketing. The course is also ideal preparation for future employment with a magazine or newspaper. If you are interested in studying at degree level, University Centre Peterborough offers degrees in both journalism and media.

This course is ideal for anyone with an inquisitive mind, who enjoys consuming news and spends time scrolling on social media to find out the next big scoop! The course itself covers different areas within Journalism, including news, feature writing, social media marketing, podcasting and documentary filmmaking. All of these skills and projects will help you to find roles in industry, which is forever in need of young people to drive change moving forward.

As part of this two year course you will study a range of topics including:

• News Writing
• Interviewing
• Feature Writing
• Writing for Online
• Podcasting
• Documentary Filmmaking
• Audio and Video Production
• Digital Marketing
• Branding
• Research Skills
• Law and Ethics

You will also take part in a series of workshops to gain skills in using industry standard software, such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Audition. As well as learning to use the TV Studio & Gallery and the Radio/ Podcast Rooms.

A big part of the course also focuses on work experience, in which we will take part in multiple opportunities to put your journalism skills into practice. This could be interviewing members of the public, or filming a promotional advert for social media.