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JournalismUndergraduate Programmes 2017

• Broadcast Journalism

• Journalism

• Journalism and Politics

• Magazine Journalism

• Sports Journalism

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Welcome to Journalism

Working as a journalist is always challenging and exciting. It requires a curiosity about everything going on around you, the ability to talk to people from all walks of life and a desire to bring to light what’s going on in the world at all levels, from local community issues to global events.

Leeds Trinity University’s Centre for Journalism has an established reputation for outstanding vocational training, industry-relevant studies and leading academic research. You’ll be taught by experienced journalists who have worked across media platforms and you’ll network with the UK’s leading journalists during our annual Journalism Week.

You’ll also reap the benefits from training in our industry-leading television studios, radio studios and bespoke newsrooms supported by the Media C entre.

The results speak for themselves. We consistently develop accomplished, legally aware journalists with multi-platform news skills. Our graduates are strongly represented in the BBC, commercial radio and television, as well as in newspaper, magazine and online newsrooms throughout the UK and beyond. Could that be you?

Catherine O’Connor Head of the School of Arts and Communication

Programmes in our journalism department are accredited by NCTJ and the BJTC.

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Contents2. Welcome4. Courses 4 - Broadcast Journalism 8 - Journalism 12 - Journalism and Politics 16 - Magazine Journalism 20 - Sports Journalism25. Journalism Week26. Industry-standard equipment and teaching by industry professionals28. Outstanding student experience30. Teaching and assessment32. Living and Studying in Leeds34. Studying Abroad35. Our offer36. Developing highly employable graduates 37. Personal careers support38. Our alumni community 40. Keeping in touch

Our Media Centre has been designed to echo the fast-paced world of TV and radio production. Housed in a purpose-built centre, the Media Centre comprises industry-quality television and radio studios, an iMac IT lab, a multimedia PC lab and individual video editing suites.

For our Media and Journalism students, the Media Centre is there to support practical modules in production, drama and documentary film-making. But any of our students can access it, whatever course you’re on, to help enhance your portfolio or create impressive group work.

Industry-Standard EquipmentWe’re very proud of the incredible facilities the Media Centre has to offer. Our equipment and spaces are updated on a rolling programme to make sure you’ll always be able to access industry-standard, high quality software and hardware.

Media Centre

Develop technical skills and enhance your university work by using the Media Centre at Leeds Trinity.

Here you get the chance to not only study for your degree but you also have the opportunity to develop yourself both professionally and personally through the amazing support networks on offer.

Josh PryceBA Journalism

For on-the-go recording, you can book portable equipment from our Loan Counter, including camcorders, sound and lighting equipment, audio recorders and more – all great for developing your university projects into something extra special.

Trinity VisionIn the Media Centre you’ll also find Trinity Vision, the University’s in-house professional production company. Trinity Vision works with local businesses and community organisations to develop video and media content, including promotional videos and idents. As a student at Leeds Trinity, you can apply for a professional work placement at Trinity Vision and gain experience in camera skills, editing and new media. It’s a great way to get noticed by potential employers and many of our placement students have gone on to work for Trinity Vision and its external clients after graduation.

Course Introduction: This is a vocational degree where you will gain practical broadcast skills and be exposed to the reality of delivering news to a range of audiences.

If you are excited by the fast-paced world of radio, TV and online news and want to be part of this fiercely competitive, constantly evolving industry, give your career a kick-start by studying with our award-winning Centre for Journalism.

Our degree is highly vocational, so we’ll make sure you have the practical broadcast skills (written, audio and visual) demanded by employers in today’s multi-platform environment. You’ll experience delivering news against strict deadlines, and we’ll give you extended periods of live newsroom practice led by experienced journalists - both our own award-winning staff and high profile names from the news in dustry.

Theory is also important, so you’ll get an essential grounding in media law, regulation and ethical issues, as well as an understanding of the academic debate about the role and impact of the news media.

You’ll complete a News Production Project at the end of the first year and a six-week live broadcast period which takes place in the second year. In the final year, you’ll complete a three-week industry placement, giving you the very best chance to demonstrate your skills to employers.

The course is accredited by The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC)

Year 1

Programme Level Assessment• You will work in teams to produce content

for the LTjournalism website, as a three-week live production exercise.

• It is expected that you will produce content demonstrating your learning outcomes in their programme, e.g. sports journalists will produce sports content.

• You will run a live newsroom throughout the three weeks, with tutors and an experienced visiting lecturer acting as editors for the student reporters.

• There will be rolling deadlines so each team has to produce content throughout each week.

Practical Journalism 1• You will learn how to find, research and

write news stories in an appropriate style for different platforms.

• You will learn and practise interviewing skills.

• The sessions will be partly classroom-based in workshops but will include a lot of live reporting, and you will build a portfolio covering key skills.

• This module culminates in a challenging news production project in semester 3.

• There will be an ethos of preparing for the real-life world of work.

• As part of this module, you will also embark on intensive training in fast note-taking using the journalism industry standard shorthand, Teeline, and be required to work towards speeds of 80-100 wpm.

Journalism in Society• This module will look at the purpose

of journalism, how it developed, and journalistic reporting in the present day, focussing on newspapers, and some of the issues and debates in this sector.

• As part of this, you will be required to learn about the history of the press and freedom of the press from the 17th century to the development of new technology in

the present day, including multi-platform delivery and the use of user-generated content, and the subsequent implications for producers and consumers of news.

• The module will look at the role which journalism plays in wider society.

• The module will go on to examine different types of journalism and ethical and other issues around the reporting and coverage of a range of specialisms, such as sport, science and/or crime reporting.

Media Matters: Law, Regulation and Context• This module provides background

understanding of the media marketplace, regulation and law, specifically in relation to reporting the courts.

• Background context will be set with a brief look at the business context in which the press and broadcasters work, broadening out to look at how media regulation works in terms of the Press Complaints Commission and Ofcom.

• You will have your first introduction to law in this module when they look at the legislation relevant to covering the courts.

• Following an introduction which sets the legal context within which journalists work, you will look specifically at the laws used when reporting the courts.

• Students will look at the practicalities of reporting court stories and be required to apply legal knowledge to practical reporting scenarios.

• Throughout the module you will consider the demands of online delivery alongside traditional news delivery and how stories should be treated and developed for different platforms.

Course Benefits: • Award-winning lecturers with extensive industry experience.• Access to industry-standard broadcast studios on campus.• Excellent professional links across a wide-range of newsrooms enabling you to make contacts and hear from experts.• High-profile guest speakers, such as Jon Snow, Jeff Stelling and Alan Rusbridger.

Broadcast JournalismBA Honours

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Key Facts:Broadcast Journalism, BA Single HonoursUCAS: P500UCAS typical offer: 112 Length: Three yearsCourse Mode: Full-time

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• Each module of study is worth 20 credits maximum; • Typically in each year you will study six modules, giving a total of 120 credits per year. • In order to graduate you will need to have undertaken 360 credits of total study across three years.

Accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC)

Coming to Leeds Trinity and seeing the quality of the facilities the students are working with is just like walking into any professional broadcasting centre in the country. Duncan WoodITV Calendar News Presenter

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Critical Thinking Skills• Criticality combines both critical thinking

abilities, as well as reflection, in order to integrate learning from personal experience with an ability to engage in an empathic, ethical and compassionate way with one’s world.

• Content may vary from year to year, but topics may include: The welfare state and well-being; Toxic childhood; Student activism; Business ethics; Capital punishment; Animal ethics; Drugs in sport; Faith schools/universities; Digital media and ethics; Professional ethics in context; Immigration and refugees; Citizenship; The environment.

Year 2

Broadcast JournalismThis module runs over two semesters.

• In the first semester, you will be introduced to both radio and television equipment of industry standard.

• You will learn key news writing and production skills. In the case of television, you will learn how to shoot and edit and construct a television news package using appropriate writing and interviewing skills.

• In the second semester, you will move on to utilise those skills.

• In the case of television, you will move on to a longer-form feature piece, using more sophisticated shooting and editing skills, along with more complex structures in terms of packaging a television feature.

Professional Development Broadcast Journalism• A professional development programme,

typically two day-long events, with special reference to the journalism sector. The programme will comprise:

• reflection on the nature of work and ethical issues related to it;

• development of group work and team building;

• interviews with your Placement Tutor.

• The Law element (Semester 1) in the PDPM module will build on and enhance the study of Law from Level 4, and will normally include topics such as reporting restrictions, contempt of court and defamation.

• An in-house live broadcasting period at the beginning of Semester 2, in both radio and television outward facing, and using all the industry conventions associated with reporting, production and broadcasting.

• Critical reflection and evaluation of this period of news days.

Practical Journalism 2: Newswriting• You will examine key areas of news reporting

through formative and summative practical exercises in class, with articles published online.

• The practical work will be set within the context of news reporting issues, including the use of authoritative sources, research and interview skills, news writing styles, and the role of the internet in terms of both research and publication.

• You will be encouraged to choose a specialist subject to report on if you have a particular desire to do so.

• You will be introduced to a content management system/s in Semester 2 and will be required to prepare and display content (for example, headlines, text, images, captions, hyperlinks, social media widgets) as individuals in an industry-standard online format.

Journalism in Context• Building on knowledge and understanding

of the development of journalism and contemporary debates and issues in journalism studied at L4 in Journalism in Society, this module examines journalism studies in more depth and detail.

• Introducing you to important theories and concepts in journalism studies about how news is constructed and presented, the wider, often less visible, influences on journalism (for example, structural or ideological), and the subsequent effects on the news and journalism that audiences receive.

• As part of this, the module will look at seminal studies and abstract concepts in the field, for example, primary definition, moral panics, and the propaganda model.

• In addition, you are also introduced to different approaches to carrying out media research and to apply your acquired knowledge of both theory and research techniques in an appropriate and relevant way to a research proposal, which will be used as the basis for a research project at L6 or the project for the Professional Learning Through Work module format.

Year 3

A range of CORE and OPTIONAL modules will be combined in your final year from the following:

Advanced Broadcast Journalism• This module expands on skills learned in the

Level 5 Broadcast Journalism module, and pulls in other relevant journalism skills from the two previous years overall.

• It stretches you to extend your news production skills and journalistic skills by engaging with the production of television and radio news artefacts and programmes.

• The module will begin with a three week industry placement in the early part of Semester 1.

• This placement will enable you to apply your learning from Levels 4 and 5 in the workplace, and you will be closely monitored throughout the attachment period to ensure that you use the opportunities offered to maximum advantage.

• To this end you will be required to maintain an attachment log in which you record your daily activity and reflect on their experience.

Television

• In television, you will go on to work towards longer-form television pieces which combine your news production skills learned in level 5 semester 1 with your feature news production skills learned in level 5 semester 2 and use them to produce a television news and current affairs programme which extends your news bulletin production skills and brings in more considered news features and programme production skills.

Radio

• In radio, you will develop your production skills to produce longer form programme packages and, working as a team, a radio sequence programme (or programmes) in which each team member has a clearly identifiable contribution.

• This will require you to understand the conventions of packages, voice pieces, bulletins and/or location reports and similar devices in styles suitable for given audiences.

• You must also apply an advanced understanding of the requirements, conventions and regulatory regimes applicable to different broadcasters and content providers.

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Law for Journalists• The main principles of English law affecting

the media, including the laws pertaining to contempt, copyright, defamation, privacy, human rights, court reporting, access to information and terrorism.

• The module will cover key legal areas which crop up in day-to-day reporting and also reflect changes in legislation / case law which impact on journalists.

Digital Media Portfolio for Broadcasters• This module allows you to pursue an individual

journalism project which brings together the skills you have developed during the course of your studies, with particular emphasis on writing video and audio skills but also allowing you to use photographic skills to pull together a project which requires you to demonstrate an ability to identify a niche audience, and plan and produce suitable content for multi-platform delivery.

• You will have the opportunity to take forward the audio and visual skills acquired in levels 4 and 5 and to particularly develop skills in relation to producing stories for an online audience.

• You will demonstrate your employability skills and professional readiness by preparing a professional portfolio and undertaking a mock job interview.

Journalism Research Project• This module will require you to utilise the

research methods you have been taught at Level 5 and apply them to a research project in a chosen specialist area relevant to journalism.

• It follows directly on from Level 5 Journalism in Context and the research proposal which you submit at the end of your second year.

• In the Journalism Research Project module, you develop your proposal into a full piece of research, delivered through a final project report.

• The module includes initial refresher sessions as students consider what has changed with regard to their proposals since submission in Level 5. This will be followed by guidance on how to structure the project. There after your will work independently to produce a research project, through supervision.

Professional Learning Through Work• This module enables you to develop

and negotiate learning outcomes and assessment modes that provide the flexibility for them to apply theoretical understanding and practical work based development to a chosen context.

• This could include a work based project or intervention or an alternative professional development project within your work setting.

• You will be expected to negotiate a project with your employer or prior placement provider organisation that meets the needs of both the employer and Leeds Trinity University.

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Course Introduction: This degree combines academic and practical strands to encourage professional working practices.

Journalism is needed in today’s world more than ever. Journalists get to the heart of every part of society, finding the best way to tell stories to their audiences.

Whether you are running your own news website, working in the TV studio or providing the content for local radio stations, you will have support and advice from tutors who have worked in industry. You will also have the chance to study some of the key issues in journalism, looking at the past, present and future of the profession.

You will be taught in small groups and the skills you will gain while studying for a Journalism degree are transferable to other areas of life. These include research and verification skills; the ability to present complex information in an accessible way across a range of media; interviewing skills; and working with social media platforms.

A foot in the door is key to finding a job and you will have the opportunity to undertake professional work placement as part of your course, with placements including newspapers; news agencies; broadcasting organisations; press offices in the public, charity and private sectors; designing social media campaigns.

Our BA (Hons) Journalism programme is accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and, during the course of their degree, students on the programme take the exams which lead to achieving the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism.

Year 1



• It is expected that you will produce content demonstrating their learning outcomes in your programme, e.g. sports journalists will produce sports content.



Practical Journalism 1• You will learn how to find, research and



• The sessions will be partly classroom-based in workshops but will include a lot of live reporting, and you will build a portfolio covering key skills.



• As part of this module, you will also embark on intensive training in fast note-taking using the journalism industry standard shorthand, Teeline, and be required to work towards speeds of 80-100 wpm.



• As part of this, you will be required to learn about the history of the press and freedom of the press from the 17th century to the development of new technology in

the present day, including multi-platform delivery and the use of user-generated content, and the subsequent implications for producers and consumers of news.






• You will have your first introduction to law in this module when you look at the legislation relevant to covering the courts.

• Following an introduction which sets the legal context within which journalists work, students will look specifically at the laws used when reporting the courts.

• You will look at the practicalities of reporting court stories and be required to apply legal knowledge to practical reporting scenarios.





Course Benefits: • We have strong industry links and offer students a broad range of opportunities to gain professional experience.• Our inspirational annual Journalism Week attracts top speakers from across the industry.• Accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists.

JournalismBA Honours


Key Facts:Journalism, BA Single HonoursUCAS: P501UCAS typical offer: 112 Length: Three yearsCourse Mode: Full-time

Our BA (Hons) Journalism programme is accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)

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The teaching quality is exceptional because of the experience the lecturers have in their field. I also enjoyed the guest speakers in our lectures - their first-hand knowledge gave me great insight into the world of journalism.

Elizabeth SutherstJournalism Graduate

Year 2


Practical Journalism 2: Newswriting• You will examine key areas of news reporting

through formative and summative practical exercises in class, with articles published online.

• The practical work will be set within the context of news reporting issues, including the use of authoritative sources, research and interview skills, news writing styles, and the role of the internet in terms of both research and publication.

• You will be encouraged to choose a specialist subject to report on if you have a particular desire to do so.

• You will be introduced to a content management system/s in Semester 2 and will be required to prepare and display content (for example, headlines, text, images, captions, hyperlinks, social media widgets) as individuals in an industry-standard online format.






Professional Development and Placement• A professional development programme,

typically two day-long events, with special reference to the journalism sector.

• The programme will comprise: reflection on the nature of work and ethical issues related to it; development of group work and team building; interviews with your Placement Tutor.


• Placement with suitable organisation(s), normally seven weeks in total (including Journalism Week)

• Critical reflection and evaluation of placement and Journalism Week

Radio Broadcasting• This module provides an understanding of

radio and its current context.

• It examines the different marketplaces/audiences relevant to radio and provides tuition in interview skills, writing for radio and the skills needs to compile, write and deliver a news bulletin.

• This module is taught via a series of interactive workshops which use innovative and creative teaching methods in order to foster student engagement and develop practical skills.

• The focus is on student-centred practice, using a broad range of simulated and live news exercises which allows you to use your practical skills in a safe environment where you will benefit from tutor feedback and mentoring on an ongoing basis.

Practical Journalistic Styles• This module examines the range of

different journalistic writing styles, such as opinion writing, column writing, reviews, backgrounders and colour pieces and considers how these are used in print and online.

• You will analyse how different styles, and sometimes multiple styles, are employed for different circumstances and, through practical exercises, understand how to develop and apply those styles.

• You will also look in detail at how language is employed by the news media to convey messages, set the tone of coverage and the broader agenda on key stories.

• This practical module is taught via workshops and is designed to enhance the skills of students who are interested in following a pathway which focuses on developing writing skills, for both print and online.

Television News for Journalists• This module runs over two semesters.

• In the first semester, you will be introduced to digital camera and editing equipment of industry standard.

• You will learn key news writing and production skills. In the second semester, you will move on to produce a feature package.

PR in Practice• This module introduces you to the practice of

Public Relations.

• The industry is introduced with a history of PR and the context of PR in the communications industry is examined.

• Practical aspects of PR are explored: the techniques and methods used by industry professionals. It addresses communication techniques including; news release writing, media relations, events and online social networking.

• Practical PR skills are developed in teamwork, producing a presentation, and in the compilation of a report.

Documentary: Theory and Practice• The module provides a theoretical

understanding of the role of non-fiction media products and their historical development.

• In particular you will engage with the concept of realism in reference to British film and TV and the concept of Public Service Broadcasting.

• It will provide opportunities for you to develop your production skills.

• It examines the process of choosing subjects, development production and post-production and the crucial role of creativity and narrative in the documentary process.

• It also explores the ethical aspects of the creative treatment of actuality.

• This will be followed by an intensive period of self directed team based production (in order to produce a short 5 minutes production).

Research Skills for Factual TV• The aim of this module is to equip you with

one of the most important skills you can acquire in television, knowing how to work effectively as a researcher.

• You will learn how to develop in depth skills to research ideas, story-lines, interviewees, locations and archives for a range of different programme genres, including news, documentary, entertainment, drama, chat shows and magazine programmes.

• You will look at programmes to understand how, why and where the research has taken place. They will also learn to consider the legal and ethical questions that can often arise in researching a topic.

• The second half of the module concentrates on the various modes of factual television, with particular focus on current affairs mode.

• It will look at the importance of current

• affairs coverage both nationally and internationally and provide an opportunity for students to hear from professionals involved in the production of current affairs programmes.


• It will provide you with the skills and opportunity to research and develop an idea for a current affairs programme and to experience pitching that idea to an industry professional.

Year 3


Digital Media Portfolio• This module allows you to pursue an

individual journalism project which brings together the skills you have developed during the course of your studies, with particular emphasis on writing video and audio skills but also allowing you to use photographic skills to pull together a project which requires you to demonstrate an ability to identify a niche audience, and plan and produce suitable content for multi-platform delivery.

• You will have the opportunity to take forward the audio and visual skills acquired in Levels 4 and 5 and to particularly develop skills in relation to producing stories for an online audience.





Entrepreneurship and Creativity • This module will prepare you to consider

the reality of starting your own business as a viable alternative to seeking employment upon graduation.

• This module is supported by external input from successful entrepreneurs delivered as part of the Masters level module MBS 2275 running during Semester 2.

• The key difference of this module is the applied nature of the material: theoretical models will be presented, used and critiqued as practical tools in the development of viable business start-ups and in nurturing and growing small businesses.

Radio Production• The module builds on previous experience

by providing opportunities for you to further develop their journalistic skills and general production skills, along with furthering your knowledge of the regulatory environment.

• The module will consider the communication process involved in live radio, as well as the news values and ethical issues involved in news programming.

Professional Learning Through Work• This module enables you to develop and

negotiate learning outcomes and assessment modes that provide the flexibility for you to apply theoretical understanding and practical work-based development to a chosen context.

• This could include a work based project or intervention or an alternative professional development project within a work setting.




• It follows directly on from Level 5 Journalism in Context and the research proposal which you submit at the end of their second year.


• The module includes initial refresher sessions as you consider what has changed with regard to your proposal since submission in Level 5. This will be followed by guidance on how to structure the project. Thereafter you will work independently to produce a research project, through supervision.

Specialist Magazine Writing• This module examines the range of online and

print magazines that are produced in the UK and will provide you with the skills to produce articles suitable for a stated readership.

• The module will build on previously acquired knowledge and skills. You will be encouraged to produce multi-platform material relating to your main feature using your online and broadcast skills.

• You will also be required to try to get your work published and explore writing as a professional freelance journalist.

Television Journalism• This module pulls together the practical and

cognitive skills introduced in Level 4 and developed further in Level 5.

• It examines television journalism in terms of content, story focus, style and focus. It explores current theoretical debates about quality and journalism.

• Throughout, you will engage in the production of television news and see the process through to the news programme production stage.

PR Management• This module explores public relations

from management perspective, focussing on effective strategy that supports organisations objectives.

• The course examines specialist sectors such as; reputation management, issues and crisis management, corporate social responsibility, event management.

• The practical assessments (a report and a portfolio) simulate professional PR working practices and offer an opportunity to develop professional skills.

Advanced Documentary Production• The module provides a theoretical

understanding of the role of documentaries in Western society and their historical development.

• Building on previous production experience it will provide opportunities for students to develop their production skills further.

• It examines the grammar of television editing and the crucial role of creativity and narrative in the documentary process.


• This will be followed by an intensive period of self directed team-based production.

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Course Introduction: The Leeds Trinity University Journalism and Politics programme explores the theory and practice of political processes alongside the provision of essential journalism skills. You will learn to analyse complex events in order to summarise and present them clearly, working effectively to clear deadlines.

The essential journalism skills are provided through the Practical Journalism modules and you will study a final year module explaining key legal requirements for reporters. The politics provision explains key political and geopolitical processes and there are academic modules on issues such as politics and the media and the representation of politics in popular culture that serve to further integrate the programme and deepen reflection on the broader social and cultural issues involved in political journalism.

There are opportunities to develop specialist expertise and to develop your understanding of professional policy and practice through placements with local employers and agencies in relevant institutions.

Year 1

Introduction to Politics• This module provides you with a range of

theoretical and methodological tools for the study and analysis of politics and international relations.

• The module covers both quantitative and qualitative aspects of political analysis.

Professional Placement• This module provides you with the opportunity

to reflect on your employability skills, research different careers, and gain practical experience that will help you to lay the foundation for your future career.

• As part of this module you will complete a programme of work-related training and a five-week placement in a professional workplace.

Political Theory• In this module you will study the work

of classical political thinkers, such as Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Mill, and Marx and Engels.

• The ideas will be presented through short texts or selected passages and you will develop the ability to explain and experiment with ideas, particularly in a verbal form through debate and discussion.

Practical Journalism• You will learn how to find, research and



• The sessions will be partly classroom-based in workshops but will include a lot of live reporting.

• You will build a portfolio covering key skills.



• As part of this module, you will also embark on intensive training in fast note taking using the journalism industry standard shorthand, Teeline, and be required to work towards speeds of 80- 100 wpm.


abilities, as well as reflection, in order to integrate learning from personal experience with an ability to engage in an empathic, ethical and compassionate way with the world.

• Content may vary from year to year, but topics may include:

• The welfare state and well-being; Toxic childhood; Student activism; Business ethics; Capital punishment; Animal ethics; Drugs in sport; Faith schools/universities; Digital media and ethics; Professional ethics in context; Immigration and refugees; Citizenship; The environment.

Year 2

A range of CORE and OPTIONAL modules will be combined from the following:

British Politics• This module surveys the British political

system, from the Constitution, the legislature and the cabinet to the roles of the media, pressure groups, NGOs, and political parties.

• We will reflect upon the reasons for reform (past, present, and future) and consider how the British political system compares with systems from other nations

Politics and the Media• In this module you will have the

opportunity to explore recent developments in the relation between media and politics. Do media corporations reduce politics to entertainment or are they central to the democratization of politics? Can the media be managed to political advantage? Are new forms of social media changing the way politics works and the way public engage with social issues?

Global Crises• In this module you will explore how global

phenomena, such as conflict, migration, pandemics, ecology, humanitarian aid, and energy supply, are managed across nation states.

• You will consider case studies of crisis management since the 1990s, how the system of international cooperation has been developed over recent history, and the influence of the media and public opinion.

Professional Development and Placement• This module provides you with a further

opportunity to gain relevant work experience, reflect on how your academic modules can be applied in a professional context, and develop your career plans.

• You can either complete a placement in a six-week block at the end of the year, or complete a part-time placement throughout the year (eg by volunteering an afternoon a week).

Journalism and PoliticsBA Joint Honours


Key Facts:Journalism and Politics, BA Single HonoursUCAS: P5L2UCAS typical offer: 104 Length: Three yearsCourse Mode: Full-time

Course Benefits: • Taught by staff with extensive industry experience.• Excellent newsroom, television and radio studio facilities.• Opportunity to gain industry experience through professional placements which are integrated into the programme.

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Our lecturers are all experienced, working journalists. We are academics and, yes, we teach subjects from an academic perspective when appropriate but our main focus is on how the industry works and what employers want.

Nigel GreenAssociate Principal Lecturer in Journalism

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Year 3

A range of CORE and OPTIONAL modules will be combined from the following:




Democracy and Democratization• In this module you will explore explore

a range of definitions of democracy and the variety of democratic practices: including deliberative democracy; civic republicanism; participatory democracy; mixed constitutions, and communitarianism.

• You will be encouraged to explore democratization from both Western and non-Western perspectives and to consider the relation between theoretical explanation and specific cultural and historical experiences.

Politics in Literature and Film• This module engages with issues of

political behaviour: cultural representations of politics and international relations, evaluating the ways in which competing viewpoints on the motives and causes of political power reflect wider social divisions, particularly in the light of class, gender, and the media.

Professional Learning Through Work• This module enables you to develop

and negotiate learning outcomes and assessment modes that provide the flexibility for you to apply theoretical understanding and practical work-based development to a chosen context.

• This could include a work-based project or intervention or an alternative professional development project within your work setting.


You will have the opportunity to take the Diploma in Journalism run by the National Council for the Training of Journalists alongside your degree.

Course Introduction: This course provides a winning mix of professional experience, skills and theoretical knowledge to compete in a highly sought after sector.

The magazine sector is huge, with print and online titles covering almost every subject area you can think of. Journalist roles in this sector are highly sought after, so it’s crucial that you develop the winning mix of professional experience, skills and theoretical knowledge to compete successfully.

Studying Magazine Journalism at Leeds Trinity does all this and more, making your dream job in the magazine, publishing and online sectors an achievable reality. All our lecturers are journalists with experience in a wide range of titles and fields, making them best placed to give you the essential practical skills you’ll need for your career. There’s a strong focus on writing, editing and visuals.

You’ll also get an understanding of the business context of magazines, law, regulatory and legal issues. Magazines are found in print and online, so we’ll make sure you understand the different demands of format and delivery for each and, as professional experience is essential in today’s job market, we’ll help you develop a portfolio of work throughout your degree which will allow you to showcase your talents to employers.

You’ll get to put your skills to the test in a range of live production projects and you’ll also capitalise on our excellent industry links thanks to professional work placements being embedded as a core part of your course.

You will have the opportunity to take the Diploma in Journalism run by the National Council for the Training of Journalists alongside your degree. This will incur an additional cost.

Year 1






Magazine Journalism 1• This module provides the basic building blocks

of magazine writing and content for different platforms.

• You will learn how features are sourced, how to assess and evaluate different types of sources and how to use information to write articles for print and online.

• You will learn and practice journalistic interviewing techniques. The sessions will be partly classroom-based workshops but will include a lot of live reporting and you will build a portfolio covering key skills.

• This module cumulates in a challenging news production project in semester 3. There will be an ethos of preparing for the real-life world of work.

• As part of this module, you will embark on intensive training in fast note taking using the journalism industry standard shorthand,Teeline, and be required to work towards a speed of 80-100 wpm.



• As part of this, you will be required to learn about the history of the press and

freedom of the press from the 17th century to the development of new technology in the present day, including multi-platform delivery and the use of user-generated content, and the subsequent implications for producers and consumers of news.













Course Benefits: • You will have the opportunity to take the Diploma in Journalism run by the National Council for the Training of Journalists alongside your degree.• Leeds Trinity won the BBC’s Developing Talent Journalism award twice in three years.• Our lecturers are journalists with extensive industry experience, and we have excellent industry links.

Magazine JournalismBA Honours


Key Facts:Magazine Journalism, BA Single HonoursUCAS: P590UCAS typical offer: 112 Length: Three yearsCourse Mode: Full-time

The best thing about my course is how current it is. We’re taught about how to use different journalistic platforms by lecturers; many of whom still work as journalists. We learn through stories and develop our own style through viewing and analysing up-to-date media articles or case studies. Adapting to changes such as the growth of social media, and being able to utilise it are just some of the skills I’m gaining which are all relevant to what I’ll need in my journalism career.

Eleanor TaylorMagazine Journalism

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Year 2







Magazine Styling• Building on the specialist skills developed at

Levels 4 and 5, this is a vocational module that gives you an opportunity to develop their creativity within a team to produce a professional portfolio that reflects industry standards.

• Working on a magazine styling project, you will engage with every aspect of conceiving, creating, organising, conducting and overseeing a shoot, through to designing the layout and presenting the work in a final portfolio.

• Teamwork and communication skills are essential to the success of the project and small teams will be mentored to simulate current working practices.

Magazine Journalism 2• You will examine key skills and techniques

used in magazine feature writing through formative and summative practical exercises in class, with articles published online.

• The practical work will develop important magazine journalism techniques including the use of authoritative sources, research

and interview skills, magazine writing styles, and the role of the internet in terms of both research and publication.

• You will be introduced to a content management system and will be required to prepare and display content (for example; headlines, text, images, captions, hyperlinks, social media widgets) as individuals in an industry-standard online format.

Professional Development and Placement• A professional development programme,

typically two day-long events, with special reference to the journalism sector.

• The programme will comprise: reflection on the nature of work and ethical issues related to it; development of group work and team building; interviews with your Placement Tutor.


• Placement with suitable organisation(s), normally seven weeks in total (including Journalism Week)

• Critical reflection and evaluation of placement and Journalism Week















Public Relations.












Year 3


Digital Media Portfolio for Magazine• This module allows you to pursue an individual

magazine journalism project which brings together the skills they have developed during the course of your studies, with particular emphasis on writing skills but also allowing you to use video, photographic and audio skills to pull together a project which requires you to demonstrate an ability to identify a niche audience, and plan and produce suitable content for multi-platform delivery.

• You will have the opportunity to take forward the writing skills acquired in Levels 4 and 5 and to particularly develop skills in relation to producing in-depth, researched feature articles.

• The module will look at different story treatments and, in particular, how features content is dealt with by the magazine sector.

• You will demonstrate your employability skills and professional readiness by preparing a professional portfolio and undertaking a mock job/internship interview.






• The module will build on previously acquired knowledge and skills, you will be encouraged to produce multi-platform material relating to your main features using your online and broadcast skills.

• Students will also be required to try to get your work published and explore writing as a professional freelance journalist.















• In the Journalism Research Project module,

you develop your proposal into a full piece of research, delivered through a final project report.
















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You will have the opportunity to take the Diploma in Journalism run by the National Council for the Training of Journalists alongside your degree.

Course Introduction: This course will ask you to look further than match reports and event coverage; it’s about exploring the stories behind the headlines.

Sport is big news and big business, and that means Sports Journalism is about much more than match reports and event coverage. It’s about exploring the stories behind the headlines and understanding the broader context that the sports industry, and the media that cover it, operates in.

Our degree has been designed for people who are passionate about sport and who have a real desire to develop the journalistic skills needed to bring it alive for audiences, help people understand what makes the industry tick and what happens off the sports field, as well as on it.

The multi-media practical strand will equip you with key journalistic skills, including how to source, research and compile news stories and features and how to film stories and put together audio packages. Sports Journalists also need to have a keen understanding of the broader news media and society in which they are working, and this is where our journalism theory strand comes in.

The theoretical strand will also give you an understanding of the place sport has in today’s culture, as well as enhancing your knowledge of how the business and social context of sport has developed. There is a strong emphasis on developing a professional portfolio of work and in providing opportunities for you to put journalistic skills into practice, particularly through our News Production Project at the end of the first year and the six-week industry placement in the second year. All our students are offered the opportunity to take up the Diploma in Journalism run by the National Council for the Training of Journalists. The NCTJ exams will incur an additional cost.

Year 1






Practical Journalism 1• Students will learn how to find, research and write news stories in an appropriate style for different platforms. • They will learn and practise interviewing skills. • The sessions will be partly classroom- based in workshops but will include a lot of live reporting, and students will build a portfolio covering key skills. • This module culminates in a challenging news production project in semester 3. • There will be an ethos of preparing for the real-life world of work.• As part of this module, students will also embark on intensive training in fast note taking using the journalism industry standard shorthand, Teeline, and be required to work towards speeds of 80- 100 wpm.



• As part of this, you will be required to learn about the history of the press and freedom of the press from the 17th century to the development of new technology in the present day, including multi-platform delivery and the use of user-generated

content, and the subsequent implications for producers and consumers of news.










Sport in the UK• On successful completion of the module,

you will be able to:

• Summarise sources of information relating to organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

• Explain the roles of governmental and non-governmental organisations in the UK.

• Recognise and assess the complexity of the organisation of sport in the UK.

• Discuss the relationship between national organisations and the funding and provision of sport in the UK.

Course content covers:

1. History of sport in the UK;

2. The public sector (National government, local government, quangos);

3. The private/commercial sector;

4. The voluntary sector.

Course Benefits: • Taught by staff with extensive industry experience.• Excellent newsroom, television and radio studio facilities.• Opportunity to gain industry experience through professional placements which are integrated into the programme.

Sports JournalismBA Honours


Key Facts:Sports Journalism, BA Single HonoursUCAS: P591UCAS typical offer: 112 Length: Three yearsCourse Mode: Full-time

The passion and expertise of the lecturers is inspiring. The programme is really well-respected in the industry, as well. I’m proud to say I did my degree at Leeds Trinity.

Jack HarveySports Journalism Graduate

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Year 2


Practical Journalism 2: Sports Writing• You will examine key areas of Sports Writing

including previews, live coverage, aftermaths and specialist reporting through formative and summative practical exercises in class in both semesters.

• The practical work will be set within the context of sports reporting issues, including sources in the sports industry and the role of the internet in terms of both research and publication.

• You will be introduced to a content management system in semester 2 and will be required to prepare and display content (for example, text, images, video, audio) as individuals in an industry-standard online format.






Professional Development and PlacementA professional development programme, typically two day-long events, with special reference to the journalism sector. The programme will comprise:

• Reflection on the nature of work and ethical issues related to it;

• Development of group work and team building;

• Interviews with Placement Tutor.

The Law element (Semester 1) in the PDPM module will build on and enhance the study of Law from Level 1, and will normally include topics such as reporting restrictions, contempt of court and defamation.

Placement with suitable organisation(s), normally seven weeks in total (including Journalism Week); Critical reflection and evaluation of placement and Journalism Week.

Global Sport• The emergence and characteristics of

modern sport.

• Modern sport, politics, the nation state and nationalism.

• National and international sports organisations.

• The economic, social, environmental and political benefits of hosting hallmark events.

• The games of Ancient Greece, the revival and development of the Modern Olympic Games; Olympism.

• Sport in a social setting, social structures, hierarchies and sub-cultures.

• Application of ethnographical sociological method to sport and leisure practices.















Public Relations.












Research Skills for Factual TV• The aim of this module is to equip you with

one of the most important skills you can acquire in television, knowing how to work effectively as a researcher.

• You will learn how to develop in depth skills to research ideas, story-lines, interviewees, locations and archives for a range of different programme genres, including news, documentary, entertainment, drama, chat shows and magazine programmes.

• You will look at programmes to understand how, why and where the research has taken place. They will also learn to consider the legal and ethical questions that can often arise in researching a topic.

• The second half of the module concentrates on the various modes of factual television, with particular focus on current affairs mode.

• It will look at the importance of current

• affairs coverage both nationally and internationally and provide an opportunity for students to hear from professionals involved in the production of current affairs programmes.

Issues in Sport• The module provides a critical examination

of some of the main issues found in modern sport (for example drugs mis-use, discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, or disability, and factors affecting performance).

• This module provides an opportunity to explore a variety of contemporary issues using a range of academic disciplines, such as sociology, physiology and legal studies, and analyse how each discipline offers a specific insight into modern sport and assists in a critical understanding the athlete, the self and the wider society.

• The module will develop a range a range of research skills including the practicalities and importance of conducting a literature review, data analysis, interviews and focus groups.

Year 3


Digital Media Portfolio• This module allows you to pursue an

individual journalism project which brings together the skills you have developed during the course of your studies, with particular emphasis on writing video and audio skills but also allowing you to use photographic skills to pull together a project which requires you to demonstrate an ability to identify a niche audience, and plan and produce suitable content for multi-platform delivery.

• You will have the opportunity to take forward the audio and visual skills acquired in Levels 4 and 5 and to particularly develop skills in relation to producing stories for an online audience.





Off the Field: The Business of Sport• This module looks at sporting issues away

from the heat of the action.

• Examples of potential themes (though by no means limited to these): Sports advertising; marketing; sponsorships; endorsements; taxation/revenue/funding; business of staging multi-sports events including bidding; administration/ownership; legal grey areas (Fifa, doping); vested interests related to technology in sport.

• Content will be weighted according to issues making the headlines.

• Module coordinator and guest lecturers cover issues over a range of sessions in the first and second semesters.

Entrepreneurship and Creativity • This module will prepare you to consider the

reality of starting your own business as a viable alternative to seeking employment upon graduation.

• This module is supported by external input from successful entrepreneurs delivered as part of the Masters level module MBS 2275 running during Semester 2.

• The key difference of this module is the applied nature of the material: theoretical models will be presented, used and critiqued as practical tools in the development of viable business start-ups and in nurturing and growing small businesses.

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Sport and SocietyTheme 1: Advanced social theory and sport.

• Conflict theory and sport; functionalism and sport; feminism and sport; figurational sociology and sport; postmodernism and sport.

Theme 2: Issues in sport.

• Globalisation and sport; sport in the international context; sport and identity politics (nationalism, religion and sexuality); deviance in sport; sport and social inclusion.


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Interested in a career in journalism? Want to hear from, and network with, leading journalists from high-profile media outlets like The Guardian, BuzzFeed, ITV News and Sky News?

Each year, Journalism Week brings some of the UK’s leading journalists to Leeds Trinity University for a week-long programme of talks that tackle the key issues facing the journalism industry today. Each speaker gives journalism students (and anyone with an interest in journalism) a unique insight into how to get into the industry, what to expect, how to succeed in journalism and how to improve chances of success. Previous speakers have included Sky Sports’ Jeff Stelling, Helen Boaden, BBC News Director, Alan Rusbridger, former Guardian editor and Jon Snow, Channel 4 News Presenter

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Industry-standard equipment andteaching by industry professionals

During the six weeks, placement students gain essential skills through client interaction, on-site film production and training from Leeds Trinity’s experienced tutors.

The training includes:

• Operating a camera• Scripting and pitching ideas - research • Storyboarding / Video editing • 3D animation/SFX• Lighting, audio recording and editing

Our specialist facilities are open to all students:Two television studiosThree radio studiosApple iMac video editing laboratoryMultimedia laboratoryEditing suites and production room

Trinity Vision generates opportunities for Journalism and Media students to get first-hand knowledge and practical experience during the year. It’s a great way to get noticed by potential employers across media channels like video, web and mobile.

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90%of our students felt their career prospects had

improved due to their professional work placement

(Placement Survey 2015)

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Inspirational teaching in the classrooms and excellent facilities across the campus.

Library and Study FacilitiesOur Library can be found in the Andrew Kean Learning Centre. It has a great range of study facilities, extensive print and digital collections and an excellent reputation for helping and supporting our students.

You’ll have access to over 500,000 electronic books and 100,000 print volumes to help with your studies. We have also heavily invested to give you access to excellent journal services. Our Discovery Service provides an easy one-stop shop to thousands of articles.

The Learning Centre is equipped with over 250 computers. You will benefit from a range of different learning environments and the latest equipment. From individual to two-person study carrels to group study rooms equipped with smartboards, PCs and media playback facilities to silent study rooms and a 24-hour IT room, you really will have everything covered!

If you have any questions, our qualified Liaison Librarians will be more than happy to help!

Trinity Enterprise Centre If you’ve aspirations of starting your own business or working for yourself, or have a business idea that you’d like to set up, our Enterprise Centre can support you and to develop your business. They can provide information on the following: • Information about business start-up and working freelance • Space to work on your business with access to IT facilities, specialist software and resources • Meeting rooms • Experienced business mentors for specialist support workshops • Opportunities to network • Information about ways to fund a new business

If you would like more information email [email protected]

Learning Hub The Learning Hub team offer friendly and personalised support to help develop your academic skills. They will provide tailored support and advice to help you achieve your potential. If you need help with any of the following, be sure to give them a visit. • Essay Writing • Time Management • Revision Strategies • Critical Thinking and Reading • Presentation Skills

Peer Learning MentorsPeer Learning Mentors are Year 2, 3, postgraduate and PhD students who provide academic support to all students across the University. PLMs host weekly drop-in sessions to assist with your study questions and support. They also provide an online service, so visit leedstrinity.ac.uk/thelearninghub

IT Services We’re continually developing our extensive IT service to ensure you get the most from Leeds Trinity. Our approachable and experienced IT team provide help and resources to support you. You will have access to Laptop Clinics, which offer you free advisory sessions, free Office 365 downloads across devices, to topping up your print credits and purchasing USB sticks.

Online Services Our Intranet provides a convenient gateway into all of our online services. This includes the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Moodle, the Library’s website; course timetable information; and e:Vision, the student information portal. You can access all these online services from off campus using our RemoteAccess service available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Outstanding student experience

Having access to the Enterprise Centre has given me the opportunity and encouragement to pursue my own business.

Heather WhistonFilm and Television

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Catch up with friends in the campus social spaces

Business idea? Use the free facilities and support at the

Trinity Enterprise Centre

We have extensive library collections to specifically support your course

The Learning Hub will help develop the skills you need to succeed in your studies

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Teaching and assessment

Learning and Teaching MethodsAt Leeds Trinity, we aim to provide an excellent student experience and a personal approach to helping students achieve their academic and professional potential. We have a strong tradition of supporting student employability, with relevant skills embedded in the curriculum and professional work placements included in all our undergraduate programmes.

Strategic learning themesThe key themes of our strategy are student confidence, professionalism and social responsibility. To help students achieve their potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and directed activities. This approach ensures that students fully engage in shaping their own learning, developing their critical thinking and reflective skills so that they can identify their own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape their own development.

Student-centred learningThe learning and teaching on our courses is delivered through a range of student-centred approaches which involve problem-based learning, plenty of group work and case study applications. The international work environment demands strong team working ability and collaboration and the everyday learning experience steadily builds up students’ confidence and skills. We make extensive use of Moodle, Leeds Trinity’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), to support class sessions, and of e-resources to enable 24/7 access to learning materials both on and off campus.

AssessmentThe modules on these programmes will be delivered by means of formal lectures, group workshops, seminars and blended self-study learning. Access to electronic resources including core e-texts will be made available for most of the modules. A variety of assessment methods are used, matched to the learning outcomes for the programme, to enable students to demonstrate the full range of knowledge and skills that they have developed.

International StudyThere are opportunities to study abroad with our partner universities in places such as Spain, France, Turkey, USA, Germany, Australia, Canada, Holland, Ireland and Italy.

This experience is especially encouraged in the second year of your degree when the course is designed to cover all core material in the first semester leaving you free to study your university credits elsewhere in the world. There is Erasmus funding available to assist you with your costs while abroad and often the study programme is delivered in English.

Research ProjectIn the final year, students conduct a research project or professional learning through work project in which they explore in greater depth a topic of personal academic interest.

Furthermore, across all modules in the final year greater student choice is built into the programme allowing you to develop your own area or region of expertise.

Develop technical skills and enhance your work by using the Media Centre

Our group study spaces are perfect for studying

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The best thing about my course is the complete dedication and enthusiasm of my lecturers. They genuinely want the best for each of their students and will always go the extra mile to support us.

Our students are taught by highly qualified and experienced staff

Robert Prothero

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15%of UK Universitiesfor teaching quality

(Times/Sunday Times University Guide 2015)

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Living and studying in a great university city

We have over 800 bedrooms on campus, ranging from self-catered en-suite rooms in a shared flat to part-catered accommodation with shared bathrooms. New halls include All Saints Court and Fountains Court - seven storey halls with over 400 beds between the two buildings, they are at the heart of the campus and very close to your lectures and all facilities.

Our accommodation contracts are for an academic year and the price includes heating, electricity and regular cleaning, as well as personal possessions insurance, and free Wi-Fi access.

Our Resident Mentors (experienced and trained students who live in halls of residence) work hard to ensure you settle into your new surroundings quickly.

We guarantee a room in our halls on campus to all new students, with the majority of our first year students choosing to live on campus. This means that you’ll have a friendly, supportive and secure environment to live in, managed by people who have your best interests at heart.

Fully furnished kitchens

Make new friends

Based just six miles from Leeds city centre surrounded by acres of beautiful greeneryAll Saints Court

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Geared for Graduates Leeds is home to some big employers, with many national and international companies opening new offices here. Our broad economy means there’s jobs for every type of sector, from finance and health to the creative industries. It’s also geared for graduates, with plenty of companies offering graduate schemes and part-time work to fit around your studies.

Everyone’s Favourite Night Out In Leeds, we’re lucky to have some of the best nightlife in the North. From specialist whisky bars and late night bowling alleys to craft ale, cocktails and club nights featuring everything from grime to rockabilly, you won’t be short of places to have a good time. Plus, many of them have student nights out.

Live Music without LimitsLeeds is known for its legendary live music scene. The renowned club night Back to Basics started here, and the incredible Leeds Festival is still going strong. Experience hidden gems and big names, whether that’s in an intimate blues bar or the phenomenal Leeds Arena.

We guarantee accommodation on campus for all first year students visit leedstrinity.ac.uk/accommodation

You’ll be spoilt for choice with Leeds’ variety of bars and restaurants

With nearly 100,000 students from three universities, an international reputation for learning and thousands of graduate jobs every year, Leeds is the perfect city to start your journey towards a dream career.

Shop ‘til you drop at Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre

We actively encourage you to spend time studying abroad. You’ll get the chance to make new friends, develop new skills and have life-changing experiences. You will gain more experience and maturity that prospective employers will find attractive, and the potential to learn or improve a foreign language.

Leeds Trinity University is part of the Erasmus+ Programme which enables you to experience studying and working in other institutions within Europe. We currently have partners in Australia, Canada, the USA, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Turkey.

After studying abroad in Madrid I feel much more confident in myself and my abilities.

Hannah Bamforth

Broaden your horizons and make yourself more employable. Find out more at leedstrinity.ac.uk/studyabroad

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Studying Abroad is a fantastic opportunity. Not only will you broaden your horizons, experience a new culture but you’ll also make yourself more employable.

Studying Abroad

Nieve hanging out with a kangaroo on Heirisson Island, Perth

Study Abroad with opportunities around the world

Studying abroad has given me a broader outlook on life having had such an amazing opportunity to live and study in Fremantle, Australia.

Nieve Boyd

Leeds Trinity’s entry requirements are listed with each course as a UCAS tariff score, although some of our courses may make grade-based offers. We will give special consideration to applicants where academicachievement has been gained in difficult personal or educationalcircumstances, including: applicants who are first generation entrants to higher education, applicants who have been in care in the last three years, applicants who have care responsibilities, applicants who are members of the traveller community and applicants with refugee status.

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Our offer

With our campus-wide Wi-Fi, studies aren’t limited to the library!

We are committed to nurturing and supporting you throughout your Leeds Trinity journey - from the moment you apply for your place, until long after you graduate. We understand that no two students are the same, so we welcome students with a range of qualifications and will personalise our offer to you.

We recognise that you may have previous experience or qualifications which make you suitable for entry onto a course, or exemption from modules or part of a course. This means that you could gain credit for prior learning, enabling you to gain entry onto a course, or enter at a different level. We treat every one of our applicants as an individual; in making our decision, we will review your personal statement, references, predicted grades, career ambitions as well as your existing skills and broader experiences.

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Developing highly employable graduates

All of our degree programmes offer a blend of employability skills, professional placements, extra-curricular activities and one-to-one support. We call this our “employability” formula - a special blend of support and guidance that gives our graduates a head start in getting a job.

Guaranteed Work PlacementsYou will undertake two 20-credit Professional Development and Placement modules, which include five/six-week professional work placements in the summer term of Year 1 and the spring term of Year 2.

You will have the opportunity to gain work experience in a sector relevant to your degree programme.

Before your work placements start you are fully prepared and briefed. Afterwards, you are encouraged to reflect on the experience. Our professional work placements are a pivotal part of your degree programme and, along with networking and equivalence arrangements, will invariably help you to find your first job after graduation.

Professional learning through WorkA further option is the Professional Learning through Work module, which will involve the negotiation of a special project with an employing organisation and approved by academic staff at Leeds Trinity. These module options are designed to enhance and develop a network of industry contacts, which will help you access your chosen career networks.

You will be offered opportunities to develop professional skills and links with employers throughout your degree through participation in our on-campus Local Business Network, as well as access to extensive Business Networks made available through corporate membership of the IOD (Institute of Directors) and Leeds Chamber of Commerce. You are also encouraged to build on the contacts made during your work placements.

You will have the opportunity throughout your course to engage in extra-curricular activities and volunteering, all of which provide the chance to build up your skills, CV and portfolio in preparation for competing in the jobs marketplace.

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Guaranteed Professional Work Placements for all students in years

one and two

Lauren Curtis, Journalismstudent on placement at the BBC

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Personal careers support

Our team of advisers, industry specialists and business experts are here to help you make the most of the careers and employment opportunities we offer, from volunteering and professional work placements to CV workshops and employer events.

All the help you needYour university course is the first step towards a career you love, and we want to make sure the journey is as rewarding and exciting as possible.

At the Careers Centre, you can gain advice and information from our team on:• The careers open to you, and how you can get there• Developing an impressive CV• Writing applications and preparing for interviews• Finding a job during your studies, holidays or after graduation• Starting your own business with our Trinity Enterprise Centre• Workshops, presentations and events on every element of employment

Personal Careers SupportEveryone’s path to their perfect career is different. That’s why we offer support in a variety of ways, including one-to-one chats with careers advisers, drop-in sessions, open access to our information room and tailored sessions for international students.

Call into our Careers Centre and help yourself to our range of resources. We’ve also got lots of information online, so you really can get advice whenever you need it.

Download example CVs, read about practice interviews and learn about developing your online presence. You can also connect on social media to find the latest news via Twitter and Facebook.

Industry PartnershipsWe work in close partnership with hundreds of businesses across all sectors to support your chosen career path with relevant professional contacts and valuable references.

These include the BBC, Sky News and ASDA as well as hundreds of local businesses, public sector and third sector organisations - who are all keen to work with students on exciting projects, research and events.

All our degree courses include at least one six-week professional work placement in your first two years of study. During the placement, you will work as a full-time employee which will develop your professional skills and knowledge, giving you fantastic degree relevant experience and will help you to make useful contacts for your future career.

Our placements often lead to further part-time work, volunteering opportunities, graduate internships or graduate jobs.

VolunteeringVolunteering can also be an accredited module towards your degree as an alternative to a professional placement on some courses. Volunteering could include supporting adults, mentoring school children and delivering sports sessions.

At Leeds Trinity you get more than a degree, as you make friends for life as well as great professional relationships with staff who can help you throughout your career. Best of all, you get professional work placements, which prepare you for the world of work.

Jack Josling

Find out more about student and graduate successes leedstrinity.ac.uk/placements

The course, people that I met and lecturers that I encountered really broadened my horizons and have certainly contributed to my career success.

I’ve gained so much experience at Leeds Trinity - through work placements and the knowledge staff have taught me.

Study at Leeds Trinity and get lifetime membership to a community of talented and successful graduates.

Our Chancellor, Gabby Logan with some of our graduates

95%of graduates are in work

six months aftergraduation

(HESA DLHE 2014)

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Our Alumni Community

You’re part of the community at Leeds Trinity University from the moment you step through the doors, to long after you graduate. Our alumni network is the next step after you graduate: a club full of passionate people who’ve called Leeds Trinity their home and go on to do amazing things.

We’ll continue to support you after graduating as a member of our alumni community. You’ll get to stay in touch with fellow alumni, as well as benefit from discounts and opportunities we’ve created just for you.

Sarah FusseyDirector of Marketing and Ecommerce, Best Western Hotels

Chris FahyRoyal Television Society Award Winner

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If it wasn’t for the amazing tutors who helped me, day in and day out, to make me achieve the best I could - my journey would have been a hundred times harder.

Harpreet KaurBBC Asian Network Presenter

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We hope this covers the majority of your questions. However, if we’ve missed something, please do get in touch.

If you have any general queries about Leeds Trinity, you can get in touch by emailing [email protected] or call 0113 283 7150.

You can also keep in touch with us by connecting with us on Twitter or following us on the Leeds Trinity Facebook page @LeedsTrinity

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