BA Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year is a journalism degree centred on practical reporting, news production, and media law across digital and broadcast platforms. The course includes a compulsory professional placement year integrated into the four-year structure. The first year covers initial reporting fundamentals through Introduction to Journalism, Audio Visual Skills 1, Media Industries, Audio Visual Skills 2, and Law and the Journalist. The second year builds professional competence via Essential Public Affairs and Law, Journalism Practice and Ethics, Newsroom Practice 1, and Journalism Placement Preparation, alongside optional modules such as Writing for Popular Media and Digital Audiences or Beginners' French I. The final year focuses on advanced practice and major independent work, featuring compulsory modules like Journalism Placement, Newsroom Practice 2, Extended Journalism Project, and Accessing All Areas: Diversity, Gender and Inclusion Politics in Today's Media, complemented by optional studies including Political Journalism and Making Digital Media.
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 96%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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%
Most common jobs
- Media Professionals: 50%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 25%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 43%
- London: 30%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
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: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Broadcasting Journalism Training Council (BJTC).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- HUM PLACEMENT YEAR
- INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM
- AUDIO VISUAL SKILLS 1
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- AUDIO VISUAL SKILLS 2
- LAW AND THE JOURNALIST
- ESSENTIAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND LAW
- JOURNALISM PRACTICE AND ETHICS
- NEWSROOM PRACTICE 1
- JOURNALISM PLACEMENT PREPARATION
- WRITING FOR POPULAR MEDIA AND DIGITAL AUDIENCES
- CRISIS, CULTURE, AND CLICKS ¿ NAVIGATING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR MEDIA ACCESSIBILITY (LEVEL 5)
- TEENAGE KICKS: DIGITAL MEDIA, YOUTH AND SUBCULTURE
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN I - A1 CEFR
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
- JOURNALISM PLACEMENT
- NEWSROOM PRACTICE 2
- EXTENDED JOURNALISM PROJECT
- ACCESSING ALL AREAS: DIVERSITY, GENDER AND INCLUSION POLITICS IN TODAY'S MEDIA
- CELEBRITY: FROM STARS TO INFLUENCERS
- PROPAGANDA
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- POLITICAL JOURNALISM
- CRISIS, CULTURE, AND CLICKS ¿ NAVIGATING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Journalism.
What do graduates of BA Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
97% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 111 UCAS points.
Is BA Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Broadcasting Journalism Training Council (BJTC).
Does BA Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.