Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire

School of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire
Established1962
Academic staff
70+
Location
Preston, UK
Websiteuclan.ac.uk

The School of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is one of the UK's longest established centres of journalism teaching, growing out of the Harris College, Preston.[1]

Undergraduate and postgraduate courses are accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council, the National Council for the Training of Journalists and the Periodicals Training Council, the training arm of the Periodical Publishers Association.

The school is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious schools for journalists and media professionals in the UK,[2] with The Times describing the school "as one of the leading centres for the teaching of journalism in Britain".[3] In 2010, the University won the Broadcast Journalism Training Council's award for general excellence.[4] In 2022, The Guardian University Guide ranked UCLan's journalism courses as the best in England;[5] in the same year, the journalism degree was recognised as the top-performing undergraduate programme by the National Council for the Training of Journalists.[6]

  1. ^ "University of Central Lancashire". Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Journalism degree recognised by two bodies as being 'best in the country'". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "The Times University Guides". London. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Laura Oliver, journalism.co.uk". Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Best UK universities for journalism, publishing and PR – league table". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "UCLan's Journalism degree recognised as top-performing by NCTJ". Blog Preston. Retrieved 30 May 2022.