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Multimedia Journalism BA(Hons)

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21 September 2026

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3 years full-time 4 years inc. placement year

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112-104

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Overview

Why choose Huddersfield for this course?

  • Gain practical, industry-ready skills across TV, radio, podcasting, online and social media.
  • Learn from professional journalists and academics with real-world industry experience.
  • Build a professional portfolio and gain placement opportunities to kickstart your career.

Our Multimedia Journalism course prepares you for the fast-paced, ever-evolving world of journalism. You’ll gain hands-on experience across TV, radio, podcasting, and online platforms, learning to tell compelling human stories across multiple channels.

You’ll develop practical skills in video and audio production, news reporting, investigative journalism, and content creation, alongside a strong understanding of media law, ethics, and the broadcast industry. The course blends creative, technical, and analytical learning to ensure you’re ready for a wide range of journalistic careers.

You’ll be taught by lecturers with professional experience and working journalists, giving you insights into the realities of the industry. Our facilities—including TV and radio studios, professional cameras, and editing software—allow you to practice and build a portfolio of work to showcase your skills to employers.

The course also includes opportunities for placements, letting you gain real-world experience and make industry connections. From newsday production to multi-platform storytelling, you’ll graduate ready to take the first steps in your journalism career.

Career opportunities after the course *

Videographer

Production Manager

Social Media Content Creator

Producer

Reporter

*Lightcast

Who can apply?

Entry Requirements

BBC-BCC at A Level.
112-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
Merit at T Level.
DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Merit in UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Merit in RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above.
112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum of IELTS is 7.5 in all four elements of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page. If you have alternative qualifications or do not meet the IELTS requirement we also offer a range of Pre-Sessional English Programmes.

For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

What will you learn?

Course Details

This module provides the knowledge for you to gain an understanding of the role of technology in shaping and being shaped by mediated communication, with a particular focus on digital media technologies. The module combines the critical analysis of media technologies with practical skills to use those technologies in the journalism, media and creative industries.

This module introduces you to essential ideas about the media’s roles in societies, along with the rights and responsibilities of those who create media content. Learners will get to grips with the key media ethics, law and policy knowledge needed for a career in this vast and dynamic industry. It will help you understand the structures in which media workers and organisations operate, and the ways in which specific ethical, legal and regulatory frameworks impact the content created. You will learn about these so you can begin to effectively apply them in the context of creating media content.

The module introduces you to a range of audio formats and technologies: mobile, online, radio and podcast. You will be provided with the essential recording, editing and studio skills necessary to produce an audio output. You will be introduced to legal and regulatory frameworks surrounding the production of audio content and the opportunity to understand the language and concepts required to critically evaluate audio content.

The module introduces you to a range of video formats and technologies: mobile, online, television and video. You will be provided with the essential recording and editing skills necessary to produce a video output, and to understand the language and concepts required to critically evaluate video content. You will be also be introduced to legal and regulatory frameworks surrounding the production of video content.

Critical thinking enables us to go beyond the surface of information, using analytical skills to dissect, question, and evaluate ideas with a detective's curiosity and a scientist's precision. This skill set is common to all disciplines in the Humanities, where the challenge lies in unravelling complexities, probing assumptions, and exploring the neglected features of human culture, language and history, considering the importance of intersectionality along the way. The module will hone your intellectual skills in reasoning and close analysis, improve your ability to present arguments effectively, reflect on your work, and equip you to plan and conduct an independent research project.

This module will help you master the craft of academic writing and professional communication, enabling you to gain a competitive career advantage. You will learn to write clearly and persuasively across diverse platforms, focusing on real-world impact. The module balances the demands of academic writing—perfecting the skills of building logical, evidence-based arguments and evaluating the provenance of source material—with practical opportunities to develop a specialised portfolio in creative writing (fiction, poetry, screenwriting, creative non-fiction, historical narrative, exhibition content) or journalism (investigative reporting, opinion/editorial, historical journalism, for online/print/ broadcast). Graduate with the power to influence and command attention in any industry.

This module will develop your skills in investigating archival records and help you to understand and critically analyse how they are used in a range of different sites and formats that include academic scholarship, museums, literature, literary heritage, reportage, digital media and online. The module will be based around materials held in Heritage Quay, the University Archive, and you will have a hands-on introduction to how archives are collected, catalogued and utilised in public-facing environments. It will also develop your independent research, communication and employability skills.

This module focuses on developing your understanding of different kinds of promotional culture and visual brands – magazine, influencers and public relations (PR) - and your critical, analytical and evaluative skills. You will analyse the diversity and complexity of the magazine market alongside online brands and promotion. You will learn how to critically analyse different kinds of promotional culture and evaluate its role in society, developing skills you will need to help you develop successful, effective and ethical promotional campaigns and content. You will examine the economics, techniques and organisation of magazine design and production and investigate the nature of the publishing industry. The module also looks at the market for new magazines and you will examine how editors and publishers identify new opportunities, allowing you to develop your own entrepreneurial ideas. You will work with design software packages used in the magazine industry. As the module continues, you will apply what you have learnt to the practice of Magazines and PR, and further develop the creative, analytical and technical skills you need to succeed as a public relations practitioner.

This module gives you an understanding of the technical, legal and professional standards involved in planning, producing and publishing digital audio content, with a focus on podcasting. You will develop advanced skills in creative audio storytelling and editing. You will take part in creating a podcast and will develop abilities in promoting your work on social media platforms.

This module will give you a deep understanding of reporting and writing for journalism in a digital age. You will continue to develop key journalism and storytelling skills throughout the module, including newsgathering, interviewing and writing in a range of styles and for different platforms. There is a particular focus on covering matters of public interest, especially reporting the courts. The module includes a series of industry-like newsdays, allowing you to work to deadlines in a live environment.

The module develops your essential skills in planning and making video news for television, online and social media use, as well as producing news programmes in a TV studio. You will be expected to contribute to all editorial decisions concerning the content of the outputs, including video news and feature stories, television news bulletins and online production. Production elements of the module will include using relevant technology involved in newsgathering, for example broadcast quality cameras, current digital editing software and a fully equipped television studio. Students will each receive an hour of voice training, normally delivered in two 30-minute sessions covering studio and location presenting skills. Emphasis will also be placed on recognising legal and ethical journalistic practice, as well as compliance, health and safety and risk assessments. The module also introduces theories and practices of production management.

This module gives you an understanding of the technical, legal and professional standards involved in digital radio and audio production for broadcast and online; and the practical skills needed in the maintaining of a functioning online radio station with additional online content. You will further develop your abilities to create, produce and present radio journalism, and will receive individual voice training. You will also plan, produce and present a radio programme. You will work together as a group to plan and run a pop-up radio station along with its associated online platforms.

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The placement year is your chance to gain hands-on experience and build on the skills you’ve developed in your first two years of study. You’ll spend up to 48 weeks (minimum 36 weeks) in a graduate-level role, sharpening your professional skills, exploring career options, and boosting your future job prospects. During your placement, you'll reflect on your performance, develop real-world skills, and learn to approach your role with a critical eye. Your placement will be monitored, and you’ll be assessed on your achievements, setting you up for success in your final year and beyond.

The Portfolio Sandwich Year module provides a flexible and tailored approach to professional development. It allows you to create a customised portfolio of graduate-level opportunities if your career aspirations don’t align with a traditional sandwich year placement. This module will help you develop a diverse and adaptable skillset, build professional networks, and enhance your career readiness through a mix of structured and self-directed activities.

For more information on when and how we update our modules please see the ‘Legal Information’ section below.

This module concentrates on helping you develop an advanced professional and distinctive style in journalistic writing for different media platforms, with a particular focus on transmedia feature writing. You will closely analyse the writing styles adopted for a variety of journalism platforms in the context of media convergence. You will produce work that reflects your understanding of the style and format in each context as well as how to develop narratives across media.

This module gives you the knowledge and practical skills to develop an advanced understanding of the emerging and diverse use of short film in a variety of forms. You will examine how video can be used across digital and broadcast platforms in innovative and complex ways. You will work in small groups to develop video narratives using a range of styles and platforms, with a clear understanding of audience and production.

This module provides the opportunity for you, working individually or as part of a small group, to devise, plan and create some form of media output or outputs, working in partnership with an external organisation or other suitable client. This could take the form of an individual work placement, or individual or group project work.

This module provides the advanced knowledge and practical skills for you to understand the technical, legal and professional standards involved in running a multiplatform sports and newsroom. It will enable you to achieve professional standards of capability in radio and audio, TV and video, and online newsgathering, editing and presentation. It will stress the importance of team skills in the newsroom context. You will also explore the rationale and constraints of user-generated content. The aim of the module is to encourage you to produce work which will have a beneficial impact on your employability and will contribute to your personal development portfolio.

This module will allow you to develop the investigative journalism skills you need to report effectively on matters of public interest in your field. It provides the knowledge for you to gain a deep understanding of local, national and international institutions – who runs them, who funds them and the power they hold. You will be introduced to key issues in the study of public affairs, and will then develop the journalistic skills, from making Freedom of Information request to visualising data, for you to do investigative reporting in the public interest in a variety of media formats.

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Placements

Our Multimedia Journalism degree includes two exciting placement opportunities. Students are encouraged to undertake an optional one-year (48 weeks) placement in Year 3. We support our students in finding suitable placement opportunities in the Media Industries and beyond. During the placement year you are supported by an academic tutor and have the opportunity to build professional experience invaluable for your final year of study and future career.

The final year compulsory* placement module also gives you the chance to put your skills into practice over an 80 hour period. You'll spend time working with an external client, such as a newspaper, broadcaster or production company, or in Public Relations.

Previous placement providers have ranged from the BBC, ITV, Pulse and Radio Aire, BBC Radio 4, magazines and newspapers such as the Huddersfield Examiner and Barnsley Chronicle, to national opportunities at the Press Association, as well as corporate clients seeking professional video work and agencies in the fast-developing field of social media including Daisybeck Productions and Madison MK.

  • If you choose to take a placement year, then the placement module in the final year is replaced with an optional module.
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I worked for a documentary company, Rogan Productions, for a month and was lucky enough to work on documentaries for BBC Three and Al Jazeera whilst there. It was a huge stepping stone to get to where I am now.

- Hazera Bibi
Multimedia Journalism BA(Hons)

Where could this lead you?

Your Career

A selection of companies that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include BBC Sport, ITV, BT Sport and talkSPORT, as well as leading football and rugby league clubs including Liverpool, Derby and Huddersfield Giants. Graduates have also made their mark with a range of sports magazines, on the football desk of the Daily Mirror and in exciting roles in the media offices of governing bodies including the Professional Darts Corporation, British Cycling and the PSA World Squash Tour.**
**Source: LinkedIn

80%
Percent of graduates from this subject area were in work or further study 15 months after graduation

* HESA Graduate Outcomes 22/23, UK Domiciled

The proudest moment of my degree was my win at the BJTC Awards for Best Original Story. I am graTEFul for my teachers and university friends for supporting me, I would not have been able to achieve so much without them.

- Amber Mehmood
Broadcast Journalism BA(Hons) graduate. Now a Journalist and Producer at the BBC.

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Fees and Finance

£9,790 per year

This information is for Home students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. 

From January 2027 the UK government is launching a new student funding system for people starting university education. Read more about the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).

For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/study/fees/

£17,600 per year

This information is for international students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. 

For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/

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The tuition fee for a placement year is £1000. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement.  Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.

International

The tuition fee for a placement year is £3,300. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement.  Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.

Academic and practical resources for your studies will be provided throughout the course, including access to library facilities, digital learning platforms, and specialist hardware/software. However, you will need to purchase a personal set of headphones with a mini-jack connection, which are required for use with some recording devices and editing software.

The estimated cost for suitable headphones starts at around £10-15, though prices may vary depending on the brand and features you choose.

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