Broadcast Journalism MA, PG Diploma
Master
In Sheffield
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
Determined, articulate, and fascinated by current affairs? Learn journalism in our Broadcast Zone, using industry-standard tech, then go into the city to film and record – and put your skills to the test on production newsdays, working with a team to hit tough deadlines for the bulletins you create.
We’ll prepare you for the multimedia environment by teaching you how to create audio and video for the web and how to use social media effectively.
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About this course
To take one of our MA courses you must have one of the following:
A 2:1 honours degree (we will consider a 2:2 if we are sufficiently impressed by your potential).
An alternative qualification approved by the University as degree equivalent.
Substantial previous work experience in a media-related role.
Accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council
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Subjects
- Broadcast Journalism
- Team Training
- Media
- Broadcast News
- Researching News
- Media and Conflict
- Media Freedom
- Law for Journalists
- Journalists
- Power and Society
Course programme
Core modules
- Researching News
- Broadcast News
- Law for Journalists
- Ethics and Regulation
- Power and Society
- Advanced Broadcast Journalism
- Dissertation/Portfolio (PGDip students don’t take this module)
- Dealing with Data: Statistics for Journalists
- Communicating with the Media
- Media, Society and International Crises
- Propaganda, Media and Conflict
- Media Freedom: European, UK and US Perspectives
There are lectures, seminars, group workshops, individual and team assignments.
AssessmentYou’re assessed on essays, examinations and practical broadcast journalism – producing news stories, radio and TV news items and features, web pages and portfolios.
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Broadcast Journalism MA, PG Diploma