Newspaper journalism (NCTJ diploma)
College of Media and Publishing
Summary
Finance options available
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
Key features
The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) diploma is journalism's gold standard qualification.
It is the industry benchmark for a multimedia journalist. And we are the only college to deliver the full NCTJ diploma by distance learning.
Our NCTJ Newspaper Journalism Diploma Course is a viable alternative to college and university courses. It is usually a lot cheaper, too.
And the NUS Extra card will help to cover your course fee by providing discounts at hundreds of retailers.
We have former students working for daily and regional newspapers and news websites across the UK and beyond.
The course provides:
- NCTJ syllabus
- NCTJ exams
- Experienced tutors to mark all your work
- Unlimited support to help you find work experience and jobs
- Mock exams
- Live chat with a tutor
- Exam-focused study materials and help guides
- Flexibility to study where you like and when you like
Does it work? Check for yourself:
- Our NCTJ exam results are as good as NCTJ colleges
- Our students get top journalism jobs
- We have successful, satisfied students
Description
NCTJ newspaper journalism diploma subjects
The course is thorough, easy to follow and uses a variety of online learning features.
NCTJ newspaper diploma structure
There is only one NCTJ diploma. It is made up of six compulsory core subjects. These are:
- Essential PA
- Media law and regulation
- Reporting
- Shorthand
- Ethics
- ePortfolio
The type of diploma you achieve depends which two specialist options you choose:
- Broadcast journalism
- Business of magazines
- Media law court reporting
- Production journalism (magazine or newspaper)
- Videojournalism for online
- Sports journalism
The suggested subject package for this course
Six core subjects, plus compulsory Media law court reporting, and Videojournalism for online.
You can do another combination of the specialist options if you want to.
You can also do additional specialist options to improve your CV.
Meet your NCTJ newspaper journalism diploma tutor
Your tutor will be Cleland Thom
He will mark your work, answer your questions and give you friendly help and advice.
You can usually contact him quickly, either by email or instant messaging.
Requirements
- Access to a computer with an internet connection
- Microsoft Word software, or equivalent: OpenOffice, iWork pages
- An email account
- Two textbooks: Teeline Fast, and Essential Law for Journalists. Together, they cost around £35, or are much cheaper secondhand on Amazon.
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