Masters Degree Description
Radio is constantly adapting and evolving – it is the soundtrack of 21st-century life. It brings us constant news, information and music on conventional channels and on the latest digital, agile devices. Our MA programme equips you with academic, editorial and creative skills to engage fully with the first electronic mass medium.
Radio Production is taught at the University of Chester’s Warrington Campus, which lies between the creative and cultural hubs of Manchester and Liverpool and close to MediaCityUK. The Department of Media has links with a variety of broadcasters and content providers and is also a member of the BBC Connect and Create Partnership, which provides many opportunities for our students, including work placements.
You will have 24-hour access to professional resources, including digital recording equipment, digital editing suites, radio studios and voiceover facilities. The University’s own broadcasting radio station, The Cat Radio, is where students learn and develop their radio production skills – often live on air.
Entry Requirements
An undergraduate honours degree or international equivalent or evidence of relevant acquired experience in industry is required.
Fees
https://www1.chester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-finance/current-postgraduate-fees
Student Destinations
The course has been devised to provide students with specific and transferable skills and knowledge, so that they may be able to pursue a range of careers in the creative media industries and beyond. Portfolio careers are increasingly prevalent and graduates will be able to demonstrate their specific practical and reasoning capabilities, versatility and flexibility to meet the diverse demands of contemporary media employment.
Module Details
The processes of creating and shaping content for defined audiences and channels are central to this Master’s course and will develop your understanding of the radio industry. The delivery and content of the modules is designed so students can develop the necessary practical, theoretical and subject-specific knowledge, skills and capabilities, for a career in and beyond the radio industry. Students are encouraged to generate, develop and produce their ideas both independently and through group work. Key aspects of production, such as live studio presentation and production, show content, audience interaction, legal and ethical constraints and the impact of emerging technologies are explored through this programme of study.
Modules:
- Radio Studio: Strip formats and Magazine Programmes
- Radio Live: outside broadcasts and ‘remotes’
- Contemporary Media Issues
- Radio Industry Practices
- New Media Practices
- Research Skills and Methods
After completing the 6 x 20 credit modules, students will work on the:
This final 60-credit module is an opportunity for students to exhibit high levels of personal responsibility and initiative to pursue a substantial dissertation or practical project related to radio production. The project should reflect and progress the student’s own particular radio production interests, critical knowledge and understanding and independent project management and research skills.
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