BA Journalism and English
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and Journalism, covering both subjects equally over 3–4 years. The first year introduces core journalism skills across various platforms, while the second year develops these on digital and broadcasting platforms alongside optional English modules. In the third year, students complete either a Journalism or English dissertation and a group project to develop a website.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB at A-level including English (Language, Literature or combined)
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 96%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 45%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 10%
- East Midlands: 35%
- West Midlands: 10%
- London: 35%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Multi-Media Journalism Project 1
- Multi-Media Journalism Project 2
- Journalism Placement
- Investigative Journalism
- Freelance and Entrepreneurial Journalism
- Crime Journalism
- Space Journalism
- Renaissance Literature from Utopia to Paradise Lost
- Victorians: from Oliver Twist to The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Reporting Panics
- Political Journalism
- TV News Production
- Environmental Journalism
- Advanced Sports Journalism
- Content and Podcast Creation
- Writing for PR
- Queering the Renaissance
- Literatures of Protest: Reading and Political Action
- The Latin World: Ancient, Medieval and Modern
- Weird Fiction/Weird Film
- Late Victorian Gothic: Texts and Contexts
- The Thatcher Factor: The 1980s in Literature
- Jane Austen: The Novels, their Contexts and their Adaptations
- Modern European Fiction
- Tragedy
- Bodies and Minds from the Victorians to the Present Day
- Writing for Laughs
- Medieval Worlds
- Multi-Media Journalism Project 1
- Multi-Media Journalism Project 2
- Journalism Placement
- Investigative Journalism
- Freelance and Entrepreneurial Journalism
- Crime Journalism
- Space Journalism
- Adolescence in American Fiction and Film
- Science Fiction: Exploring Space and Time
- Writing Voices
- Classical Worlds: Translation and Reception
- Writing Prose Fiction
- The Living and the Dead in Nineteenth Century Literature and Culture
- Reporting Panics
- Political Journalism
- TV News Production
- Environmental Journalism
- Advanced Sports Journalism
- Content and Podcast Creation
- Writing for PR
- News Basics
- Journalism Ethics and Regulation
- The Novel Around the World
- Features Journalism
- Podcasting and Radio Journalism
- Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
- Digital and Social Media Journalism: Context and Practice
- Critical Perspectives 1
- Critical Perspectives 2
- Researching Journalism
- Introduction to TV and Video Journalism
- Post-Truth Journalism
- Freelance Journalism
- Political Communication
- Chaucer’s Worlds
- Diversity in Contemporary American Literature
- Using Stories
- Gothic
- Magazine Journalism
- Journalism Perspectives
- Data Journalism
- Sports Journalism 1
- Journalism Studies
- Advanced Creative Writing Skills
- Global Voices and the Publishing Industry
- English and Education
- Arts Journalism
- Your Career and Other Stories
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Journalism and English at University of Leicester earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £41,000. The £32,000 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA Journalism and English at University of Leicester do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Journalism and English at University of Leicester?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Journalism and English at University of Leicester?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
Does BA Journalism and English at University of Leicester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Journalism and English at University of Leicester?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.