1 Year DBS Diploma in Journalism & Content Creation

Overview

The Diploma in Journalism and Content Creation programme is designed for those wishing to pursue or develop a career in the new media, content creation or broadcast journalism. It is a qualification for pre-entry and trainee journalists, as well as a professional qualification for working content creators, communication managers and journalists. It may be used as a stepping stone for candidates wanting to go on to a career in journalism or by those wishing to improve their content creation and journalistic skills for a specific purpose.

Programme Aims and Objectives

Aims

The Diploma in Journalism and Content Creation aims to train learners to combine visual, textual and audio texts to create powerful and meaningful stories that can be used by organisations on different platforms including print, web and social.

Objectives

• Ensure application of a diverse set of skills to meet a variety of media-oriented objectives.
• Teach editing, sub-editing and writing, oral, and visual communication skills.
• Apply the rigours of journalistic investigation methods, ethics and production skills to creative content creation.
• Enable learners to develop the professional conduct expected within the journalism profession.
• Present solutions to ethical and legal issues in content creation.

Visit Us

Open days are a great way to help you make your decision about your course of interest. The open day will give you the opportunity to receive one on one advice and direction from leading academics in your chosen subject area, meet current students and also have your questions answered on entry requirements, student support and the admissions process. Find out when our next Open Event is taking place. The Admissions Office is located in our Aungier Street campus and you are welcome to visit the college to speak with a member of our admissions team from Monday to Fridays, 8:45am – 5:15pm. Alternatively, you can contact us by email.