5 Things You Should Know…
…About the BA(Hons) Journalism Course at Falmouth:
1. We have a BBC Standard Suite:
- As a student on the BA (Hons) in Journalism at Falmouth, you will have the privilege of honing your craft with the best equipment, in the most professional environment.
- We have:
- Dedicated print and radio newsrooms with professional script-writing and editing software.
- Video editing suites with AVID Media Composer for video editing and surround sound capability.
- Audio post production suites with pro tools for sound design and editing.
- Digital production suite with software including adobe creative.
- Equipment store with a range of cameras, tripods, microphones, lights and much much more.
- An 106 seat cinema.
- 17,000-title TV and film library.
- Newspaper archive Newsbank and Newsquest print news feed.
2. We are accredited by the Periodicals Training Council:
- The Periodicals Training Council (PTC) is committed to ensuring excellent standards in the media, specifically magazine production, and is the most highly regarded body in the industry. Our course is PTC accredited because it has shown that it works closely with local industry, and meets the rigorous PTC standards.
3. We are part of The Cornwall Skillset Media Academy:
- The Cornwall Skillset Media Academy network is part of a national collection of institutions designated centres of excellence in creative media education and training. The aim of the initiative is to develop new talent to ensure the generation of cutting edge media concepts and content in the future.
4. We have excellent links with media organisations locally, nationally and internationally:
- In your second year, you will benefit from hands on experience by working in a wide variety of organisations: You could opt to work in a local institution, such as the Eden Project or the Falmouth Packet, or head as far afield as Top Gear Magazine in India for your placement. You will also have the opportunity to go on study trips, or to study units through the Erasmus scheme at our partner universities in Sweden, Spain, France, Poland or Australia.
5. We are sector leaders in teaching multimedia and magazine journalism:
- We offer everything you need to begin a successful career in Journalism: As a student on our course, you will be taught by experienced journalists and active researchers about media law, news writing, and feature writing, and will learn how to write in shorthand. In your second and third years, you will build on your portfolio of skills by choosing from a number of specialist courses such as News and Magazine Production, and Crime and the Media.
