A JOURNALISM course at the University of Worcester has been ranked as the 14th best in the country based on student satisfaction ratings.

The course, now in its eighth year - and only its sixth year for Single Honours, has steadily worked its way up the UK rankings.

Worcester is one of only 58 universities offering journalism and has an overall satisfaction rating of 91 percent in the National Student Survey.

The quality of teaching, a key indicator, showed an 88 percent satisfaction rating with 95 percent of the graduating students saying staff were good at explaining things.

The learning resources, receiving academic support and clarity of assessment criteria all gained extremely high grades.

The BA Honours course, which has specialist strands in broadcast, print or magazine, sports, politics and photographs, also boasts a high rate of employment after graduation.

The success rating coincides with other key performance indicators, with students scooping key awards at the Birmingham Press Club’s Midlands Media Awards, including the politics section and overall winner.

The winner, Worcester graduate Conor Rees, then went on to develop his winning magazine concept into an entrepreneurial media project with a launch late last year.

Claire Wolfe, head of journalism, said: “We are delighted that all the hard work and investments in the area have been paying off.

"Our students are incredibly well motivated and have the expertise of some outstanding staff to support them during their three years here.

“We have experts from every sector of the media industry, many of them still working in journalism, and this all helps to give our students a first class education.”