Journalism and Criminology (Including Placement Year)

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BA (Hons) Journalism and Criminology

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What is the BA Journalism and Criminology?

The BA Journalism and Criminology is a three-year degree, extendable to four with an optional placement or study abroad year.

You’ll combine practical journalism with the study of criminology to understand not only how crime is reported, but also the social, political and cultural issues behind the headlines. Developing professional skills across print, broadcast and digital journalism alongside an understanding of crime, justice and contemporary society, you’ll graduate with the confidence to research, analyse and communicate complex issues to a wide range of audiences.

Why this course

The BA Journalism and Criminology combines professional journalism training with the study of crime and society, giving you the practical skills and subject knowledge needed to report accurately, ethically and confidently on some of today's most important social issues. You'll explore contemporary debates around crime, justice, media representation and public policy while developing the skills to investigate and communicate compelling stories. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Learn from experienced journalists alongside leading criminologists whose research informs government, policing, international organisations and public debate. You'll gain valuable insight into the causes and consequences of crime while developing the research, interviewing and communication skills expected of professional journalists. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

From your first year, you'll produce news stories across print, online, radio and television, building a professional portfolio that showcases your reporting, writing and multimedia production skills. In your final year, you'll bring both subjects together through a substantial multimedia project focused on a criminology topic. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Add a placement year or study abroad to put your learning into practice, broaden your perspective and gain valuable professional or international experience.

By the end of your degree, you'll have developed practical journalism skills alongside expertise in criminological analysis, critical thinking and digital storytelling, preparing you for careers across journalism, media, criminal justice, communications and the wider public sector.

Who should apply

Students who are interested in crime, justice, current affairs and the media

Aspiring journalists, crime correspondents, broadcasters or communications professionals

Students who enjoy researching, questioning and communicating complex social issues

Anyone looking for a degree that combines practical journalism with a deeper understanding of crime and contemporary society

What you'll learn

Multimedia journalism: Develop reporting, interviewing, writing, editing and digital production skills across print, online, radio and television

Crime and society: Explore criminological theories, criminal justice, policing, victimisation and contemporary issues in crime

Media law and ethics: Understand the legal, ethical and professional responsibilities of reporting on crime and justice

Investigative reporting: Learn how to research, verify and communicate accurate, engaging stories using evidence and reliable sources

Research and communication: Build analytical, presentation and critical thinking skills valued across journalism, media and criminal justice careers

Your learning experience

Optional study abroad year: Spend a year at one of our partner universities and experience another culture with the Study Abroad programme

Optional placement year: Gain professional experience in a business or organisation with university support from Placements at Essex

Industry-standard facilities: Develop your skills in professional television and radio studios, dedicated newsrooms and digital editing suites while producing work for publication :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

Professional portfolio: Build an impressive portfolio of published and broadcast journalism, culminating in a final multimedia project linked to criminology :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

Careers and outcomes

A BA Journalism and Criminology degree can prepare you for careers in sectors and roles such as:

Journalism and broadcasting: Crime reporters, investigative journalists, broadcasters, digital journalists and editors

Criminal justice and public services: Communications roles within policing, criminal justice agencies, local government and public bodies

Media and communications: Public relations, strategic communications, digital content, social media and corporate communications

Charities and third sector: Campaigns, advocacy, victim support organisations and social justice charities

Research and policy: Criminal justice research, public policy, think tanks and social research organisations

Further study: Postgraduate study in journalism, criminology, media, criminal justice or related disciplines

Employers of graduates from this course

Graduates from this course have progressed to careers across journalism, media, communications and the criminal justice sector, including organisations such as:

Sky News

National and regional news organisations

Police forces and criminal justice agencies

Government departments and public sector organisations

Why we're great.

Our journalism teaching staff have a broad range of up-to-date hands-on industry experience.

You create and broadcast your own online content, radio and TV programmes.

You can merge your knowledge of multimedia journalism and criminology.

Components and modules explained

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Final Year

COMPONENT 01: CORE

Essential Journalism (Joint Honours)

(30 CREDITS)

This module introduces you to the basics of news and of storytelling, core skills for all jobs in journalism. You discuss the nature of news and how to identify a story, learn how to look for and uncover the information that will make a story, and study the different ways in which that information can be presented. You develop your skills in absorbing and condensing information and producing an accurate and engaging narrative. Understanding the need to check and verify everything that you write, you begin to learn the basics of multimedia production, and start producing content for print, online, radio and television outlets. You work on practical reporting assignments from an early stage.

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COMPONENT 02: CORE

Introduction to Crime, Law and Society

What are different forms of crime? What is the role of criminal justice? And how effective are penal sanctions? We provide a critical introduction to the problem of, and responses to, crime. You examine the history of criminological ideas, Britain’s criminal justice system, and current debates on crime and control.

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COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY

Researching Social Life

(15 CREDITS)

What research methods do sociologists use? And what are the methodologies underpinning them? Wish to learn how to critically evaluate social research? And receive training in collecting quantitative and qualitative data? We study the principles of social science investigation and how to carry out original research.

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COMPONENT 04: COMPULSORY

Practical Podcasting

This module will get you up and running in the world of podcasting. You’ll learn advanced production skills and develop the ability to tell great stories through sound. In this module the classroom becomes a studio and the instructor becomes an editor. You will work both individually and collaboratively to produce your own short and long-form podcasts.

You will learn such production skills as recording, editing, mixing and mastering; and become familiar with a wide range of production equipment including microphones, field recorders and audio interfaces. You will also develop such enduring journalistic skills as researching, scripting, and interviewing for stories.

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COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY

The Journalistic Imagination: Contemporary Issues in Journalism

This module covers the history of journalism in Britain from its beginnings in the 17th century to the start of the internet age. Topics include: the impact of printing; the first news serials; government attempts to control the press from the 17th to the 19th centuries; the emergence of mass circulation papers; the role of press barons in the 20th century; radio and the rise of the BBC; the press from 1945 to 2000; the arrival and development of television; ownership and control of the media; and the impact of the internet. The module critically considers the evolving political, economic and social contexts of journalism and the media more generally, underpinning and informing the content of all other elements of the degree course.

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COMPONENT 06: OPTIONAL

Option(s) from list

COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY

Audio and Video for Broadcast and Online (Joint Honours)

This module focuses on helping you to operate effectively in a number of different news and features platforms, and with a clear understanding of the distinctive nature of each and its implications for the way you work. Supported by your tutor, you find news and features stories, pitch them in editorial meetings, research, write, edit, proof-read and determine how best to present and publish them. You develop your use of social media, and understand more about how social networks are used as a part of mainstream journalism. As you begin to produce radio and television programming for streaming across the campus, classes will examine interviewing techniques, voice training and presentational techniques.

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COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY

Mass Media and Modern Life

What impact has the printed press had on our social and cultural life? What about radio, cinema, TV and recorded music? And how important is all this in the light of new technological advancements? Examine the development of our mass media culture, from the nineteenth century to the present day.

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New Directions in Criminology

You will examine key theories and trends in criminological thought, including the historical development of criminology and some of the more recent critiques. The themes of causation, criminalisation, correction and control run throughout the theoretical perspectives and are considered alongside some specific examples of criminal activity and organisation. Examples range from the individually-experienced through the structural inequalities relevant to understanding gender, ethnicity and crime and include the global dimensions.

This module has been designed to enable students to integrate their subject knowledge with an understanding of sustainable development, acquiring the skills and competencies essential for addressing the urgent sustainability challenges of the 21st century.

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Feature Writing and Magazine Journalism

Alongside and complementary to the Multimedia Journalism module, this module develops the technical and production skills you learned in Year 1. You examine in more detail the individual characteristics and technical requirements of different media, and to start producing radio, television and more advanced print and online content, both on your own and as part of a team. You learn how to use appropriate editing software, and to produce engaging and dynamic content in each medium.

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Race, Class and Gender

What are the problems with class analysis? And how can you understand citizenship rights? Are they useful for analysing inclusion and exclusion, how do they relate to gender, and where does migration fit into the picture? Build your understanding of race, class and gender by learning more about how these concepts relate to social inequality, rights and identity.

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COMPONENT 06: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS

LT317-5-SP or LT242-5-AU

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Journalism and Storytelling

This module is about the theory and practice of narrative. You will consider the origins and enduring power of dramatic form. Through the comparative analysis of key examples, you will develop an understanding of the core principles of storytelling. You will address this primarily in the context of journalism both as a technique legitimately employed to relay ‘news’ and as a means of distorting the reality of events by interested parties.

We will consider the ethical issues presented both for journalists and those employed in the public relations industry. We will consider the way storytelling techniques transcend specific media and have continued through the digital communications revolution of the past twenty five years. We will look at how some of the best journalistic storytellers have transferred those skills to longer-form writing and to fiction. In practical workshops, you'll develop your practical storytelling skills.

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Globalisation and Crime

What effect does globalisation have on crime and justice? How do we deal with global crime issues, like terrorism or illegal migration? Can we prevent large-scale crime, such as genocide? Study the changing nature of criminology, looking at contemporary developments, alongside the problem of balancing human rights with human security.

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Advanced Practical Journalism

This module builds on everything you have learned so far about writing, reporting and production, with a particular emphasis on the broadcast media of radio and television. You will already have had the opportunity to gain extensive experience of newspaper and online reporting, and this module will bring your broadcast skills up to the same high standard of knowledge and expertise. This module will also prepare you for the Specialist Option element of your NCTJ Diploma.

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COMPONENT 04: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS

LT238-6-SP or LT969-6-AU

Crime, Policy and Social Justice

Should criminal justice systems only manage offenders and victims? What wider role could they play in securing social justice? Explore the history of criminal justice and examine key theories within an international dimension. Find out how our current criminal justice policies are framed, funded and fought out.

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