3-Term Pathway - International Foundation Year in Business and Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Journalism, Media and Communication, and Psychology

Today’s media industry expands beyond traditional print and broadcast journalism. It includes professional bloggers and vloggers, freelance writers and editors, podcasters, people working in entertainment TV, radio, or film, creators of video games and interactive apps, promoters of ideas and products, and many others.

The most successful professionals in today’s media are not only highly skilled in reporting, writing, editing and pitching their material. They're also excellent communicators online and offline, and problem-solvers. They're innovative and entrepreneurial, bold and curious, open-minded and collaborative. These are also some of Strathclyde’s core values, which guide their own teaching, research, and public engagement.

Choosing Psychology as their second subject, students would be undertaking a 5-star course as rated by QS. The main focus in psychology is the study of human behaviour. Studying at the University of Strathclyde, students willl look at conditions of behaviour – how we learn, remember, co-ordinate our actions and interact with others – and the reasons for differences between individuals, such as personality or intelligence. Due to the popularity of the course, performance-related criteria are in place to manage entry into Honours (Year 4); this means the numbers admitted to Years 2 and 3 of the course are limited and dependent on performance.

Pursuing this joint degree will give students a critical understanding of the media industry. They'll acquire technical and professional skills in journalism, communication, information design and management, and they'll use them in the dynamic media market of Glasgow and beyond. It'll also allow them to take a second subject, enhancing their expertise and university experience even further.