BA English Literature and Journalism
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and Journalism, Media and Culture. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course provides studio-based training in radio, podcast, and television from the first year. Placement opportunities are available through the BBC Media Diversity Partnership, and students can enter for awards like the Natasha's Voice Prize for Original Broadcast Journalism.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 104 A-level: BCC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: M
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What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
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%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 35 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 65%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 10%
- Wales: 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: 95%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Journalism
- Journalism Law and Ethics
- Introduction to Digital Techniques
- Literary Forms and Genres
- Ways of Reading, Ways of Writing
- Writing Worcester Past and Present
- Journalism Law, Ethics and Society
- Exploding the Canon: Literary Theory and Practice
- Broadcast Journalism
- Developing your Media Career
- Entertainment Journalism
- Magazine Journalism and Feature Writing
- Reporting Politics
- Broadcast and Social Media
- Social Media for Journalists
- Sports Journalism
- Movement and Migration
- Politics, Sex and Identity in the Early Modern World
- Shakespeare: Stage, Page and Screen
- Gothic and Romantic Literature
- Spaces of Modernity
- Children’s Literature
- Work Project
- Advanced Digital Production
- Advanced PR & Comms
- Campaigning & Environmental Journalism
- Final Project
- Investigative Journalism and Research Skills
- Podcasting and Live News Production
- Work Placement
- Independent Research Project (Dissertation equivalent module)
- Justice and Revenge: from Tragedy to the Western
- Postcolonial Encounters
- Writing and the Environment
- War and Conflict
- Gendering Voices
- Literatures and Cultures: International Explorations
- Queer Bodies, Queer Texts
- Metamorphoses: Literature and Adaptation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and Journalism at University of Worcester earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £30,500. The £25,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature and Journalism at University of Worcester 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 English Literature and Journalism at University of Worcester?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English Literature and Journalism at University of Worcester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature and Journalism at University of Worcester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Literature and Journalism at University of Worcester?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.