Combine a love of creative writing with the practical skills of being a journalist in this joint honours degree at Lincoln.

The BA (Hons) Journalism and Creative Writing programme has been designed to enable students to combine writing short stories, screenplays, and poetry, with the professional writing required by journalists for magazines, newspapers, and online publishers.

Working in our suite of industry-standard newsrooms, students can learn the core values of good journalism and how to apply them to the different media platforms available today. Creative Writing workshops offer students the chance to explore new techniques, develop their own voice, and help them become compelling writers.

Placements

Work experience is an important part of this course and students are strongly encouraged to seek placements as soon as possible. Previous students in the School of English and Journalism have gained experience at well-known magazine brands, or in areas such as public relations and copywriting. Students are expected to cover travel, accommodation, and general living costs associated with their individual placement.

This programme aims to produce graduates with the skills needed to succeed as a writer in the world of publishing or journalism. Graduates from our Journalism courses have gone on to work at national and local magazine brands across a range of sectors, as well as in roles across a variety of media platforms.