Arts Subjects to pick for future job??

closeline

Hi, I am hoping to do Journalism after completing Arts. I hope to do some Course once I complete the three years here. As I will specialise in Journalism is there a need for me to keep on English for second and third year. Politics and History were my two favourite subjects in first year and I would love to keep them both on but I really dont know what the best option is. Any help would be great, Thanks.

rebel girl 15

Tbh, doesn't matter what you keep on - politics is probably a good one, then pick between history and English. Biggest thing about journalism is to get yourself bylines, start submitting pieces to a local paper or get involved in a club as the public relations officer.

closeline

Yes I have already started submitting pieces into the local paper. Is that more important???

rebel girl 15

From the editors i've spoken to, building up a portfolio is the most important thing - like anything you get better the more you practise. i'd look at pieces i wrote a couple of years ago and cringe at them!

Best thing is to take a look at the book of modules for English, i'm not sure what modules are there, but there may be a media studies module that might be relevant!

longhalloween

English might be slightly more relevant to your chosen career.

IMO if you like history its great to study it in college, but you can always keep it as a hobby too.

keepkeyyellow

Experience is far more important than degrees when it comes to Journalism. Write for papers, win awards, start a blog just anything to build up your portfolio. A former Editor of the UCC Express only got a 2.2 in his degree but got a job straight after college because the interviewer saw the amount of writing he had done. (It's probably more complex than I make it out to be)

And while it may seem like a good idea to do English for your degree what's most important in journalism is to be able to write coherently and accurately, which any degree subject would allow you to do. It'd be better to do Politics because at least you'll have a working knowledge of what you could be writing about.

UpTheSlashers

I think the current editor of UCC Express is a Boardsie so he might be willing to give you a column.

closeline

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

I think the current editor of UCC Express is a Boardsie so he might be willing to give you a column.

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LC2010HIS

Hello future journalism buddy!

I am hoping to do Journalism/Writing too. Either that or secondary school teaching

I'm doing English, History, Politics - journalism related.
Up in the air about the 4th atm cause I didnt get my 4th preference so I'm going through subjects atm.

closeline

I know there is a few people on here who did Politics and History so I am wondering what did ye make of the following modules.. These are the ones that I am still thinking of picking.

History

Case Studies
The Stasi Files; East Germany's Secret Operations against Britain

Judging Lemass

The rebirth of History: Eastern Europe in the Age of Democracy

The great famine: studies in Irish History

Being Jewish in Namzi Germany: the diaries of Victor Klemperer

Other Options

War, State and Society

Themes in Russian and Soviet History

The History of the Media of Ireland

The American Century: Interpretations and key questions in US Foreign Policy

The Tudors and Ireland

20th Century Korea

Politics

Comparitive European Politics 1 and 2 (2 seperate modules)

The EU and International System

Politics of the USA 1 and 2

Political Coruption 1 and 2

Models of Democracy

Political Perspectiveness

An Introduction to Politics

Thanks!!