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Nottingham Trent University – Journalism for 16 – 17 Year Olds Residential – July & Aug 2025

This course is ideal if you’re considering further studies in journalism and want to explore the subject in detail. It also develops numerous transferrable skills and provides an exciting opportunity to gain a taste of university life.

During this course, you will:

discover how to become a journalist and where to train
learn how to research stories and appeal to audiences
develop newsgathering skills for writing, editing and interviewing
understand how a story is processed from initial idea to publication or broadcast
use cutting-edge techniques of professional journalists in the field and in our state-of-the-art facilities and newsroom
build a portfolio of your work throughout the week.
connect with like-minded people who are just as passionate about the future of media.

Find out more on the NTU Website: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/short-courses/aah/journalism-for-15-17-year-olds

DofE participants must book both the course and accommodation on campus for this to count towards your Gold Award.
Accommodation is booked separately at www.ntu.ac.uk/summeraccommodation

Course date:
28/07/2025
Course location:
Nottingham Trent University
Course fee:
Course: £525.00 + Accommodation: £259.00

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