By studying BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism at Sunderland, you'll develop essential fashion journalism skills such as catwalk reporting, editorial styling, studio photoshoots, street style photography, podcasting, social media stories and beauty and video journalism. 

 

You'll learn from industry experts, publishing opportunities and fashion trips, while earning your National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Diploma in Journalism, the industry-recognised qualification. You'll also get hands-on experience as part of the Fashion North editorial team and go on placements which have previously included Sunday Times Style magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Grazia, Elle, ASOS and Glamour.

 

See examples of our students' work:

 

Margot, a quarterly fashion magazine for creative women by Roseanne Bradley

 

Noelle, a festive Christmas fashion and beauty magazine by Caitlyn McAdam

 

Renewed, a budget-friendly sustainable fashion magazine by Megan Hagel, who now works as a copywriter at Harrods

 

Teaching methods include fashion newsdays, attending editorial conferences and creating content for Fashion North, lectures, workshops, photographic studio time and group projects. All our teaching staff have worked as journalists and have strong links with national and regional media organisations. We also invite experienced industry professionals to host guest lectures and masterclasses.

 

Assessment is split between portfolios of practical work, essays, examinations, reports and presentations.

 

Part-time study

If you study this course on a part-time basis you will typically complete 40-80 credits in a year, rather than the 120 credits of full-time students. All modules are taught during the day time and you'll be studying alongside full-time students.