Broadcast Journalism/Television Current Affairs Journalism MA/Diploma
Academic titleBroadcast Journalism/Television Current Affairs Journalism MA/Diploma
Course descriptionWe have been training aspiring broadcast journalists since 1981, and our broadcast training courses are among the best-known and most highly-regarded in the UK today.
These two courses prepares you for a first job in radio or television journalism. Both are accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC).
* Broadcast Journalism: you will be given practical training in radio and television. Newswriting, TV and radio journalism are taught through lectures, workshops and broadcast simulation.
* Television Current Affairs Journalism: this covers news, documentaries and lifestyle TV journalism. Please apply for this course if your interest is primarily in television journalism of any kind.
All students starting in September 2009 will be using new, state-of-the-art facilities opened in 2008/9, including a purpose-built digital television studio, two radio studios, and five newsrooms.
If your first language is not English, you are advised to apply for the International Journalism MA, which is designed specifically for students from outside the UK, and has a broadcast journalism pathway.
Employment opportunities
Alumni of the courses are working in radio and television nationally and internationally. They include Sophie Raworth (BBC), Gillian Joseph (Sky News), Ramita Navai (Unreported World) and Samira Ahmed (Channel 4 News). More than 95 per cent of our graduates get work in the broadcasting industry.
Work placements
Broadcast Journalism students do two work placements, one of which must be in radio. Students on Television Current Affairs Journalism have a weekly placement in the TV industry during term time.
Duration
* Diploma: nine months
* MA: one year
Part time option
There is a part time option available for a very small number of students on the Broadcast Journalism MA/Diploma. Part-time students study on Monday and Tuesday in the first year and on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in the second year. Part-time students also need to be prepared to take week- or fortnight-long holidays from other work in order to study some modules and to undertake work placements. Being a part-time student requires strong motivation and excellent personal organisation skills. Part-time places are awarded at the discretion of the pathway director.