Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Media and English Literature (PQ53)

The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Media and English Literature provides students with the opportunity of specializing in two university honors subjects.

Many students find joint honors both stimulating and rewarding as they observe both similarities and differences between the two subjects. Often there are complementary issues and perspectives as well as skills and that link the subjects, be they critical analysis, historical contexts or recent research.

While the journalism part of the degree examines the media in its growth and historical and cultural significance in shaping their lives, the English literature modules focus on the critical analysis of a range of texts from different periods together with the exploration of complex ideas.

Each school involved in delivering the degree offers a challenging set of modules, supported by a friendly atmosphere and excellent staff-student relationships.

Within English literature, students are free to follow a traditional program covering multiple periods and genres or to build a more distinctive mix of modules combining literary study with analysis of other cultural forms.

Students will also study the many facets of journalism and media in an era of globalization and dynamic social change and their impact on society, politics and popular culture.

The degree provides the training necessary for students who wish to study either discipline at postgraduate level, and a valuable range of intellectual and transferable skills for students who wish to enter other professions.