MA Journalism Studies (Broadcast)

Journalism student

Key facts

Department of Journalism Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
1 year full-time

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

A 2:1 degree, but we will consider mature students with relevant professional experience.

Excellent writing and communication skills are essential. Good computing and word processing skills are desirable.

English language requirements: overall IELTS 7.0 with 6.0 in Reading, 7.0 in Writing, 6.0 in Listening and 6.0 in Speaking, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

Mrs Susie Whitelam
E: journalism@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 2500

About the course

If you're planning a career in journalism outside the UK, this course might suit you. The structure is similar to the MA Broadcast Journalism and MA Web Journalism but you don't have to take the modules that concentrate on UK media law and UK government, leaving you free to focus on subjects more directly relevant to you.

The course is not accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council so there aren't as many opportunities for work experience as there are on our other applied courses. But we'll do our best to help you find a UK placement if you want one.

Core modules

Researching News
Broadcast News
Ethics and Regulation
Advanced Broadcast Journalism
Journalism Dissertation/Portfolio

Optional modules

A range including:

Global Journalism
Media Audiences
Persuasion, Reasoning, and Argument
Journalism, Globalisation and Development
Law for Journalists
Power and Society
The Media in Europe and its Neighbouring States

Teaching

Lectures
Seminars
Group workshops
Individual and team assignments

Assessment

Essays
Exams
Practical broadcast journalism work that involves producing news stories, radio and TV news items and features, web pages and portfolios.

Your career

A masters from Sheffield is the mark of someone who thinks differently. Graduates from our applied courses are creative, disciplined journalists.

Graduates from our four applied postgraduate journalism courses are now employed as journalists all over the UK and in many countries overseas.

About us

Our teaching staff are professionals who have worked at the highest level in newspaper, magazine, radio, television and online journalism. This is a great place to learn practical skills.

Three quarters of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent. The discussion of ideas about journalism, its past, present and future, is part of all our courses.

We have strong links with the industry. We send our masters students on a three-day field trip to London, visiting national news organisations for briefings on current developments with senior editors and meeting politicians and political journalists.

Guests from the media industries, regulators, campaigning groups and research institutes give lectures in the department. Broadcast editors run radio and television newsdays.

Real world learning environment

Our facilities are designed to simulate a real-life working environment. We have separate newsrooms divided into broadcast, print and web.

The print newsroom is equipped with 30 PCs, all of which have access to the latest print production software such as Adobe Indesign, Incopy and Photoshop. You'll also have access to a Press Association newsfeed, telephones, daily newspapers and Sky TV.

The broadcast newsroom is equipped with industry standard software for radio production. We have a state-of-the-art radio studio and digital audio recorders. You'll learn how to create packages and put together live news bulletins.

We teach you how to shoot professional news pieces on HD TV cameras, and how to use Apple Final Cut X to cut rushes together.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form