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    MA MA – 1 year full-time

Course Description

Are you determined, articulate and fascinated by news and current affairs? Is your ambition to work as a reporter or producer in radio and television news, or maybe to launch a ground-breaking podcast?

This course will teach you vital broadcasting and digital media skills using industry-standard software and equipment, then provide you with the opportunity to go out into the city to put your skills to the test.

We invest heavily in audio and video facilities, so you'll be immersed in TV, radio, podcasts and online techniques from day one. Nurture your skills using our TV news studio and gallery, radio studios and production booths, all laden with the same industry-standard equipment and software used by the professionals.

You'll be taught by current and former broadcast journalists, editors and media professionals, who will show you how to find and research news stories, conduct interviews, record and edit the material for broadcast as well as for web and social media.

Entry Requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in any subject.

We may also consider your application if you do not meet the standard academic requirements but you have considerable work experience in a media-related role.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Within 15 months of graduation, our students launch straight into roles such as:

  • Broadcast journalist
  • Assistant news editor
  • Producer
  • Video content production executive
  • Video journalist

Many of them find work in impressive news organisations, as well as local government and the third sector. Workplace destinations include:

  • BBC
  • Bauer
  • Daily Mail
  • ITN

Thanks to our industry connections, we offer a huge range of work experience opportunities to students on our practical journalism programmes

Module Details

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