The purpose of this module is to provide a year-long focus on career development. Identifying the opportunities; realising the expectations of employers; analysing how employability can be developed and enhanced and understanding how to get jobs and freelance work.
A fortnightly lecture for all students on this module will be delivered by staff tutors and speakers from industry bodies such as The Press Association, the BBC, the NUJ (National Union of Journalists), the NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists), the BJTC (Broadcast Journalism Training Council), Sky and the CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations).
Each of these lectures will be preceded or followed by a seminar for each award group - e.g. sports journalism students will have a seminar conducted by sports journalism tutors. The seminars will be used for discussion and to outline and develop what students will be required to do produce for assessments - working on producing content for publication or broadcast, addressing personal weaknesses, researching job and freelance opportunities and developing an effective CV. Students will be required to organise themselves into small study/tutorial groups, with group members working together throughout the year.

Gary Hudson and Sarah Rowlands (2007) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook (Harlow: Pearson Education)
Martin James (2009) The Popular Music Press Handbook (Abingdon: Routledge)
Richard Rudin and Trevor Ibbotson (2002) An Introduction to Journalism: essential techniques and background knowledge (Oxford: Focal Press)
Rob Steen (2008) Sports Journalism: a multimedia primer (Abingdon: Routledge)
The Unsigned Guide (2009) (Manchester: mcr:music)
Willings Press Guide (2008) (Chesham: Cision)
www.guardian.co.uk
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk
www.jobs4journalists.co.uk
www.pressgazette.co.uk
www.journalism.co.uk
www.sportsjournalists.co.uk
www.broadcastfreelancer.com
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
www.jobsinbroadcast.co.uk
www.themusicdirectory.co.uk
www.musicweek.com
www.prweekjobs.co.uk
jobs.brandrepublic.com
www.gorkanapr.com
www.ukpragencies.com
www.prnewswire.co.uk
www.prca.org
www.cipr.co.uk
www.pfj.co.uk

Semester One Work
Report with evidence with the inclusion of a CV, must be submitted by the deadline set at the end of the first semester. (25% of overall mark)
The report should include analysis of personal strengths and weaknesses and how they were addressed or used to advantage, research into employment opportunities and plans for employment, with reference to semester one lectures[Learning Outcomes 1 & 3]

Semester Two Work
Portfolio (on-line) with the inclusion of a revised report with evidence, must be submitted by the deadline set at the end of the second semester. (75% of overall module assessment)
The exact nature of the content of the portfolio is determined in negotiation with the tutor.
The revised report should catalogue additional career development activity in semester two, including consideration of entrepreneurial activity and opportunities[Learning Outcomes 1-3]


Assessment is based on the production of all of the following across two semesters:
-A CV
-A reflective REPORT of activity on developing career
-An online portfolio of original journalism and published work
-A supplementary dossier of evidence of career activity.

Newsrooms, media centre equipment loans, general computer facilities, library.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available(where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

13 lectures (13 hours) - for all students on this module, delivered by journalism team tutors and guest lecturers. 13 seminars (13 hours) - separate seminars for students according to their award, delivered by their award team. 124 hours - independent research, study and content production supplemented by group tutorial. 150 hours in total.