This vocational course helps students develop the knowledge and journalism skills for reporting national and international news in the UK and/or other countries. We will use state of the art facilities to teach you practical skills that are required in your work as a professional journalist.

• The world is changing rapidly with exciting developments as well as significant challenges. There has never been a greater need for well-educated and well trained journalists to report global news
• You will receive practical training in multi-media journalism skills, including print, online and broadcast journalism
• You will practise your professional skills in the industry-standard newsrooms, TV studios and radio booths in the £38 million Redmonds Building in Liverpool city centre
• The course helps you understand international relations and global issues that are regularly reported in the news
• You will learn how the media systems operate in different parts of the world
• You are taught by staff with many years of journalism experience from a wide range of national and international news organisations
• Staff have close links with the BBC, Granada TV, Sky News, Sky Sports, Channel 5 News and many other media companies
• Opportunities for internships with various media and news organisations
• You will also develop your research skills that can be useful for your careers and/or further study (e.g. PhD degree)
• This course is suitable for both UK and international students
• Our graduates have been employed by many media organisations in the UK and around the world, including the United States, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, China, India, Pakistan, Malaysia and other countries.

Your career and academic development are at the heart of this programme. In particular you can look forward to career opportunities in: journalism, public relations, information management, local and central government press offices and international organisations.