Journalism and Creative Writing Placements
General
- Undergraduate; 2nd year
- 20 learners; teams of 3
- 70 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 5/5 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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April 15, 2021Experience start
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May 14, 2021Experience end
Overview
- Details
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This work placement allows students to put their theoretical skills into practice within your company. It constitutes a structured period of work-based learning which has been shown to help Journalism undergraduate students develop a wide range of Journalistic work-related skills by writing in topics related to Sport, Current Events, Fashion, Technology and more. In addition, students are given the opportunity to develop their professional competence in a working environment, benefiting from mentoring and support from experienced professionals.
Students are available for up to 70 hours between February and May. This is an unpaid for-credit experience.
- Learner skills
- Journalism, Creative writing, Writing, Mentorship
- Deliverables
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The final deliverable will vary depending on the scope of the project. Students need to complete 70 hours by the end of May 2021.
Project Examples
Students individually or in groups of up to 3 can work in a wide range of computing topics aforementioned.
Students can work with the following topics to name a few:
- Sports
- Technology
- Music
- Arts
- Fashion
- Current Events
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Simple evaluation and feedback to each student at the end of the placement period with a short google feedback form.
Sign a learning agreement form to confirm that they are in a working partnership with London Met students.
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic queries over the duration of the project to address student's questions.
Be available for a quick video call with the London Met team to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.