Changes to Media and Journalism BA

We鈥檝e listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2025/26 for Media and Journalism BA.

You can review the changes below. By accepting your offer to study at Sussex, we will infer that you are happy with these changes but if you would like to discuss them please feel free to contact us at studyinmah@sussex.ac.uk.

Course changes for the BA in Media and Journalism

Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below. There are no changes to Years 2 and 3.

Year 1

SemesterOld structureNew structureComment
1

Digital News and Features Writing (core)

Digital News and Features Writing (core)

No change
Questioning the Media A (core)

 

Module withdrawn
 

Critical Approaches to Contemporary Media (core)

New module

2

Audiovisual Journalism (core)

Audiovisual Journalism (core)  No change

Debates in Media Studies A (core)

 

Module withdrawn

 

Analysing Media: Objects, Operations, Ontologies (core)

New module

Year 1, Semester 1

Old structureNew structureComment

Digital News and Features Writing (core)

Digital News and Features Writing (core)

No change
Questioning the Media A (core)

 

Module withdrawn
 

Critical Approaches to Contemporary Media (core)

New module

Year 1, Semester 2

Old structureNew structureComment

Audiovisual Journalism (core)

Audiovisual Journalism (core)  No change

Debates in Media Studies A (core)

 

Module withdrawn

 

Analysing Media: Objects, Operations, Ontologies (core)

New module