There is a ‘family feel’ to the creative community that is Northumbria University, according to the Broadcast Journalism Training Council. The home of the course is the Institute for the Humanities, in the University’s Lipman Building, whose facilities include a resource room, specialist computing equipment and interview rooms. The 24/7 University Library achieves some of the highest levels of student satisfaction in the UK and has held the Cabinet Office accreditation for Customer Service Excellence since 2010. There are over half a million print books and another 500,000 electronic books available online. Databases include LION (Literature Online database) and MLA (bibliography database). The Journalism modules are taught by staff who have a wealth of industry experience, and who combine theory with a strong element of practice. The English Literature modules are taught by an English team whose publications are ranked 15th in the UK for their quality, according to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. 94% of students on the course say that staff are enthusiastic about what they are teaching, according to Unistats 2015. What’s more, 100% agree that staff are contactable when needed. Our professors and lecturers are actively exploring and shaping what journalistic and literary studies mean in the 21st century. Particular interests include media and migration, social media, eighteenth-century and contemporary literature. Their expertise and enthusiasm feed directly into what they teach.

International Foundation Programme OR 1st Year Undergraduate: Certificate of Secondary Education and an acceptable grade from a recognised Foundation programme - Average of 4 in Certificate of Secondary Education and all Bs in Foundation Programme OR First year of Bachelor degree/Bakalvr - minimum GPA 3/Satisfactory