English and Journalism, Media and Communication

Course description

As an English student at Strathclyde, you'll enjoy the best of old and new: a grounding in the classics as well as an insight into new fields of literature. Pursuing the BA in Journalism, Media and Communication will engage you in useful learning in a broad professional context, which includes a critical understanding of the media industry, while acquiring technical and professional skills in journalism, communication, information design and management, and using them in the dynamic media market of Glasgow and beyond.

Why English and Journalism, Media and Communication at Strathclyde?
We're ranked No 1 in the Complete University Guide League Tables 2019 for Communication & Media Studies.
Read texts from a wide range of literary periods, and debate key issues such as identity, race, gender, what it is to be a human.
Work with staff who are world-leading researchers and prize-winning novelists and poets and benefit from their cutting-edge approaches to the study of literature, language, writing and theory.
The link drawn between critical and creative approaches make Strathclyde’s a unique approach to the subject.
Cultivate employable skills in written and verbal communication, analysis of complex cultural ideas and creative thinking.

Your Career
Graduates can be found in areas such as teaching, publishing, the Civil Service and the media. Recent employers include Apple, the BBC, and Education Scotland.

Recent graduate job roles include:
Film Director
Lecturer
Researcher
Regional Marketing Coordinator

Subjects

• English
• Journalism