P5FY Broadcast Journalism with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Skills and experience gained Our aim is to produce graduates who can produce industry standard journalism for radio, television and online. You will be taught how to write news stories and how to deliver them across multiple platforms. You will take part in regular newsdays, using industry standard facilities and equipment. You will develop considerable production skills as well as an excellent news sense. You will be expected to find and develop your own news stories, building your portfolio for future employers. As part of your studies, you will complete a work placement unit. It will be your responsibility to find and complete this placement but you will be supported in your efforts by the University. You will also master the law and public administration which is essential for all journalists. No one wants to be sued and, to report effectively, you must understand where power lies in society. Alongside this, you will develop your powers of critical analysis, studying the industry itself, its regulations and its ethics, as well as critiquing professional and your own journalistic practice so that you can enter the industry with a rounded understanding of both the theory and practice of broadcast journalism. After the course There are multiple career opportunities open to broadcast journalism graduates. The obvious openings are as news and/or features journalists within the broadcast news industry in radio or TV news. Broadcasting is structured into local, regional, national and international layers, all of which require journalists. Behind the scenes in regional, national and international media companies are teams of...