Journalism (Hons)

You’ll learn to research, write, present courses, report on major events, investigate, report on breaking news, edit copy, produce and edit audio and video, report to camera, and interview across platforms. You’ll also gain a critical understanding of the role of journalism in a democratic society. Subjects include News Reporting, Photo-Journalism, Digital Media Skills, Sports, Crime & Science Reporting, Media Law, News Production, Layout & Design, Broadcast & Online Journalism, Local News Reporting, Radio, and TV Presentation. You’ll work on The Liberty newspaper online and offline, and produce radio and video journalism. The School of Media publishes and broadcasts student work during the academic year through newspapers, websites, podcasts and courses. On graduation, you can follow in the footsteps of TU Dublin alumni working in RTE, TV3, leading newspapers such as The Irish Times and The Examiner, Today FM, Newstalk, BBC, ITV, CNN, ESPN, Storyful. Or you may proceed to postgraduate studies leading to the award of MSc, MPhil or PhD at research institutes and universities worldwide. Your knowledge and skills will be useful in jobs such as Communications or Multimedia Specialist, Public Relations Officer, Publishing Assistant, Advertising Copywriter. A journalism education will also open up opportunities in fields such as communications, public relations, social media management, online content management, advertising, marketing, digital content production, digital marketing, consumer research, NGOs and charities, the civil service, semi-state bodies.