Summer School: Travel Journalism

Entry requirements

Students are expected to have a minimum of 2.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.

The application process is really simple. We need some basic information about you and what you currently study. We will also ask you to upload a copy of your current transcript and write a short personal statement about why you want to join us at Roehampton.

Once you have submitted your application, we aim to get back to you with a decision within seven days.

Please make sure you discuss your application with your home university or college so they can let you know if there are any additional procedures to follow on their side.

Months of entry

June

Course content

During each three-week session, you will take on intensive module. These modules will be worth 20 UK credits. In addition to your in-class sessions, most modules will incorporate field trips, offering you the chance to explore areas of London relevant to your studies.

You will live and learn on our beautiful parkland campus and have access to all the University's support services as well as a dedicated study abroad team.

Caravanning in Bognor Regis, visiting the pyramids in Egypt, a weekend shopping in New York? Paragliding over Rio’s Copacabana beach? Scuba diving in the Maldives? Where are you going next? Tourism has grown to be the world's largest industry, employing more people than any other. Travel journalism has mirrored this growth and we now encounter many forms of it: newspaper and magazine articles, television programmes and documentaries, and the countless stories of amateur travel enthusiasts in Instagram. This module aims to introduce students to some of the key issues and debates in this field. It will consider how travel journalism represents 'other' people and 'other' places and how the media influence how we experience, manage, and remember our trips around the world, to the most inaccessible spots on the planet or to a quiet, small market town just two hours from home. Class exercises will take place off campus, with the aim of developing students’ key reporting skills. Through the sessions of the module, students will also produce different forms of travel journalism: listicles, features, picture galleries, social media stories. Working together as an editorial team, students will create a website promoting a city or country.

Information for international students

Dates: Session 2

• Arrival and Orientation: 26 – 28 June 2025
• Classes run: 30 June – 17 July 2025
• Departure: 19 July 2025

Included in the package price is:

• Tuition
• Housing in on-campus accommodation with shared bathroom and kitchen
• Bedding and Kitchen Pack
• Airport pickup on arrivals day
• Welcome Meal
• Social events

Modules will run subject to minimum enrolments.

Fees and funding

Assessment