Broadcast Journalism

• Fast track to broadcasting and become a Broadcast Journalist in a year
  
  
• Full BJTC Accreditation
  
  
• Six-week placement in Broadcast Journalism

National Media Experience for MA Journalism Students - 23/02/2011

Nine nominations for Staffordshire students at Midlands Media Awards - 23/02/2011

Staffordshire University now offers two fee waiver Journalism internships for MA students

To help us to promote and celebrate our success, the Faculty of Arts, Media and Design now offers two annual fee-waiver internships for students who are studying on any of our 3 full-time MA journalism awards. Details of the 2012-13 bursary will added when finalised.

Photo: Current intern, Ben Lowe (MA Broadcast Journalism) interviewing David Cameron.

“It’s the best decision I’ve ever made. I graduated with an English degree but the opportunities weren’t there for me in broadcasting. I then decided to take my masters in Broadcast Journalism at Staffordshire University and I’ve never looked back. Within weeks of completing the course I became a news trainee at Sky.”

Cathy Morton Producer Sky News (Graduate 2006)
 

The fast track one year MA in Broadcast Journalism is essential for anyone who wants to work as a broadcast journalist. One day you might be interviewing the Prime Minister or reporting from the front line and the next you could be reporting from inner-city Manchester or rural Suffolk, standing in a muddy field in the pouring rain. Or you might be the only one in the newsroom on the early shift at five in the morning when a big story breaks. Do you break into a cold sweat, just at the thought of it, or do the hairs on the back of your neck stand up in excitement? If you're excited, this is the course for you, so read on!

You'll spend most of your time based in the large state- of-the-art broadcast newsroom equipped with the latest digital technology. The TV studio news set is part of the newsroom with the modern radio studios just off. You will work on developing your own skills and creativity and also using these to work in a team successfully. An industry professional voice coach will give you individual voice coaching sessions and she will give you personal exercises tailored to your needs for you to do in your own time. You will also learn about the legal and ethical problems that can arise in broadcast journalism and have the opportunity to take the NTCJ law exams.

• MA Broadcast Journalism Programme Specification (PDF, file size: 146.57KB)

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