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Professional Writing Joint Honours

Professional Writing Joint Honours

I feel the course is equipping mewith the tools to make a living outof being a published writer.

Laura Williams

Why choose this course?If you're excited about writing practicesand learning how to use language fordifferent media and audiences, thiscourse is ideal for you. You'll build up aportfolio of work you can show toprospective employers in the mediaindustries.

About the courseYou can combine Professional Writingwith one or two other subjects to create areally varied and interesting joint honoursdegree. You'll learn about newspaper andmagazine journalism, scriptwriting for film,

What you’ll coverTV and radio, PR, advertising andmarketing and writing for digital media.

How you’ll learnThis course has a strong practicalelement. You will work on producingjournalistic material for our dedicatedwebsite ‘Derby Sphere’, creating publicityand promotional campaigns and writingfor the web and social media. You willalso get the chance to see how theory isput into practice with study visits tonewspaper and broadcasting offices, thelocal courts and sports grounds. We havea dedicated newsroom, with cross-platform facilities including TV and radiobroadcast studios, and industry standardequipment and software.

Your careerAll employers need good, persuasivecommunicators, so your choice of futurecareer is wide and varied.

Throughout your degree you will bebuilding up a portfolio of writing projectsto a professional level, and increasingyour employability skills. You will beworking individually and in teams, as wellas on individual assignments in which youwill have contact with outsideorganisations. We have excellent linkswith local and national employers,particularly in the creative, cultural andmedia industries.

Some of our Professional Writinggraduates have gone on to work in theadvertising, PR, publishing andbroadcasting industries. Others havegone on to forge careers in retailmanagement, human resources, theArmed Forces, government agencies, theNational Health Service, or in education.

Additional informationAll our writing modules are taught byhighly skilled professionals in their variousfields, such as journalists, scriptwriters,digital media developers and PR andmarketing experts.

The theory modules are taught byacademics, who are researchers and havepublished papers or books in their areasof expertise.

Where you will study: Derby Campus – Kedleston Road site.

Entry requirements: Academic – 220-300 UCAS tariff points, ofwhich at least 200-240 must be from yourInternational Baccalaureate or equivalentqualification.

Language – A qualification such as IELTS6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas) orTOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213(computer based), 80 (internet based).See our website for other acceptedqualifications or phone us: +44 (0)1332 591698.

Duration: 3 years full time

Course fees: £9,945* per year*These fees apply if you are starting this course between

September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you

check fees as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

Start date: September

UCAS Code: Y002

STAGE ONE STAGE TWO STAGE THREE

Introduction to Professional Writing Professional Writing Workshop

Introduction to e-Publishing Persuasion and Performance

Introduction to Journalism Writing for Screen

Photojournalism and Reportage Media Law

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Conflicting Images – News and the Media

Journalism Principles and Practices

Independent Study in ProfessionalWriting

Writing for Digital Media

Management Experience in Creativeand Cultural Industries

Professional Writing Portfolio

Journalism Practices andPerformance

Advanced Scriptwriting

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-Work-Based Learning in Creative

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