48 monthsProgramme duration
17,490 GBPTuition Fee/year
07 Aug, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Journalism
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Our BA (Hons) Journalism degree at Ulster University, Coleraine, is the first and only BJTC-accredited undergraduate programme in Northern Ireland. The BJTC ensures that graduates are fully equipped for careers in today’s fast-changing media landscape — across broadcast, online, and multimedia platforms. As one of the UK’s largest journalism accreditation bodies, the BJTC works with both employers and educators to uphold the highest standards in journalism training.
Our approach is student-centred, combining hands-on newsroom experience with rigorous academic teaching and pastoral support. We focus on stories told with integrity, truth, and responsibility. This programme develops professional creative skills, a critical and intellectual framework, and an entrepreneurial mindset needed to excel in the industry.
This single-subject degree offers a unique opportunity to study journalism in context, alongside law, politics, economics, and technology, while developing the practical and professional skills needed to succeed in a wide range of median communication roles. It is a highly practical programme, providing students with real-world experience and ensuring they are prepared for careers in broadcast, digital, and multimedia industries.
Our approach is student-centred, combining hands-on newsroom experience with rigorous academic teaching and pastoral support. We focus on stories told with integrity, truth, and responsibility. This programme develops professional creative skills, a critical and intellectual framework, and an entrepreneurial mindset needed to excel in the industry.
This single-subject degree offers a unique opportunity to study journalism in context, alongside law, politics, economics, and technology, while developing the practical and professional skills needed to succeed in a wide range of median communication roles. It is a highly practical programme, providing students with real-world experience and ensuring they are prepared for careers in broadcast, digital, and multimedia industries.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Journalism
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Our BA (Hons) Journalism degree at Ulster University, Coleraine, is the first and only BJTC-accredited undergraduate programme in Northern Ireland. The BJTC ensures that graduates are fully equipped for careers in today’s fast-changing media landscape — across broadcast, online, and multimedia platforms. As one of the UK’s largest journalism accreditation bodies, the BJTC works with both employers and educators to uphold the highest standards in journalism training.
Our approach is student-centred, combining hands-on newsroom experience with rigorous academic teaching and pastoral support. We focus on stories told with integrity, truth, and responsibility. This programme develops professional creative skills, a critical and intellectual framework, and an entrepreneurial mindset needed to excel in the industry.
This single-subject degree offers a unique opportunity to study journalism in context, alongside law, politics, economics, and technology, while developing the practical and professional skills needed to succeed in a wide range of median communication roles. It is a highly practical programme, providing students with real-world experience and ensuring they are prepared for careers in broadcast, digital, and multimedia industries.
Our approach is student-centred, combining hands-on newsroom experience with rigorous academic teaching and pastoral support. We focus on stories told with integrity, truth, and responsibility. This programme develops professional creative skills, a critical and intellectual framework, and an entrepreneurial mindset needed to excel in the industry.
This single-subject degree offers a unique opportunity to study journalism in context, alongside law, politics, economics, and technology, while developing the practical and professional skills needed to succeed in a wide range of median communication roles. It is a highly practical programme, providing students with real-world experience and ensuring they are prepared for careers in broadcast, digital, and multimedia industries.
Admission Requirements
24+
6+
169+
110+
59+
4+
We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements. The entry conditions below apply to applicants presenting qualifications from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland or Great Britain.
07 Aug 2026
4 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
4,985 GBP
International
17,490 GBP
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