Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year
Prepare for an exciting career in TV, radio, digital, and social media journalism with Cardiff University’s MA Broadcast Journalism. This intensive, year-long course delivers hands-on training to prepare you to become a multi skilled industry-ready journalist.
Accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC), this course is designed to reflect the demands of a real newsroom.
You’ll learn in our industry-standard TV radio and digital studios, developing skills in researching, producing, and delivering news across multiple platforms.
We expect you to have curiosity, a passion for news, and a commitment to storytelling. We're not looking for ready-made journalists, but If you regularly watch, read, and listen to the news and have gained some experience - whether through placements, student media, or freelance work – that’s a good start.
You’ll gain:
expertise in TV, radio, and digital journalism, preparing you for a multi-platform career.
hands-on experience in news production, live reporting, and storytelling in multiple formats.
skills in social media strategy, mobile journalism, video and audio editing.
a three-week industry placement with major broadcasters. Previous examples include the BBC, ITV, Sky and LBC.
the confidence to work independently, adapt to fast-changing technology, and engage audiences across platforms.
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
With your online application you will need to provide:
A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:2 honours degree in any subject, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 7.5 with 7.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
A reference (academic or professional) which demonstrate your suitability for the programme. Ideally these should be obtained before you apply and will be required before we are able to make a decision on your application. References should be signed, dated and less than six months old at the time you submit your application.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
This is a period of great change in all fields of journalism – including broadcast – but our employment record continues to be good.
Our graduates typically leave us to work as broadcast journalists in local radio or regional TV newsrooms. Recent graduates are now working for organisations like BBC and ITV News, SKY, CNN, Reuters, Bloomberg and Al Jazeera English. Over the years we have helped hundreds of people to start their careers in broadcast journalism. Many are now working at the top of the profession.
Core Modules:
Public Administration
Reporters and the Reported
Broadcast Journalism
Broadcast News Production
Broadcast News Reporting and Production
Media Law and Ethics
Data Journalism
Professional Development
Major Project
Optional Modules:
Lifestyle and Consumer Journalism
Political Reporting
Sports Journalism
Investigative Journalism
Environmental and Scientific Journalism
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