About Broadcast Journalism (Radio & TV) Degrees
One of Britain's leading industry-accredited broadcast journalism courses it provides a very high level of vocational training, preparing trainees for careers in radio, television and online news.
Leeds Trinity University College was the first UK institution to introduce a postgraduate programme in Broadcast (Radio and Television) Journalism and the Diploma is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC). The programme provides thorough training in the techniques of broadcast news and is impressively successful in providing enhanced employment prospects for graduates.
Trainees spend one month on air where they produce radio bulletins and online material in real time for Bradford Community Broadcasting. During this period all of the Broadcast trainees gain experience in the roles of news editor, newsreader and reporter.
Working to tight deadlines trainees also produce the Leeds Today regional news programme, showcasing their television skills, and its associated web content. Each edition is reviewed by senior industry figures.
Facilities
Radio:
Trainees work in a dedicated newsroom and studio complex.
The newsroom workstations have specialist broadcast news management software and are equipped with incoming raw news feeds from Independent Radio News (IRN), Sky and the Press Association.
Our two dedicated radio studios are linked to this digital network, enabling paperless news operation.
Television:
Our state-of-the-art TV studio has three floor cameras and is equipped with full rostrum, chromakey and autocue facilities. This is supplement by a smaller news / chromakey studio.
Programme material can originate from digital tape, video server, or wireless OB link and scriptwriting software (ENPS) links computer stations in the television newsroom to the director and the autocue system.
Graduate Destinations
The postgraduate diploma in journalism is a highly vocational, calendar year programme which prepares trainees for roles as journalists in a multi-platform environment.
Our alumni are strongly represented in the BBC, commercial radio and television, and newspaper and magazine newsrooms across Yorkshire and the rest of the country.
Leeds Trinity’s continuing partnership with many of the major news organisations ensures access to placements and monitoring opportunities.
The course provides a thorough grounding in the techniques of broadcast news, writing for newspapers and magazines, and website production. Trainees work in dedicated newsrooms and studios with all trainees taking roles of responsibility as editors, producers or presenters.
Trainees who follow the broadcast pathway produce Leeds Today, a regional TV news programme that showcases television skills. They also spend a month on air with Bradford Community Broadcasting during which bulletins are produced in real time against deadlines. Trainees following the Print and Magazine pathways produce the North Leeds Newspaper and MORE magazine. Trainees on all pathways are also expected to produce online video, audio and written material for the course’s main news website.
The Broadcast pathways are accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) while the Print and Magazine pathways have National Council for the Trainin of Journalists (NCJT) accreditation.
Unistats
e Course is in UCAS Extra
Structure
The Diploma is a full-time intensive programme designed to provide:
- The practical skills required for broadcast journalism, including sound recording and editing, use of ENG cameras, sequencing for radio and television, script writing and more.
- A comprehensive understanding of professional journalism practice, including researching and substantiating news stories, interviewing techniques, establishing contacts, shorthand.
- The knowledge and ability to apply the legal and regulatory frameworks conditioning British journalism.
- An awareness of the professional roles and regulatory responsibilities of journalists.
- A critical understanding of the political and commercial structures within which news media operate.
In addition, the MA provides:
- Training in investigative techniques for research projects.
- The opportunity to undertake a piece of substantive independent research relevant to journalism.
Core Modules
The following five modules make up the diploma:
- Professional Journalism Practices & Responsibilities - the core skills of journalism, including optional shorthand training.Assessment - a practical scenario-based examination and the submission of a feature.
- Law, Ethics and Regulation - the knowledge required to be legally safe journalists and to understand the ethical dimension to decision-making in the news media. Assessment is by exam and essay
Journalism Skills for Radio and Television - Broadcast-specific technical, production and narrative skills.Assessment - production and submission of four news artefacts to given specifications.
- Public Affairs - looks at the workings of government and public organisations.
- Professional Placement - all trainees must complete at least four weeks of placement in a professional newsroom environment. Assessment- trainees must achieve a satisfactory grade from their host newsroom(s).
The MA in Journalism consists of one module which trainees may register for up to two years after completion of the Diploma.
- Research Methodologies and Journalism Research Project - culminates in the production of a supervised research dissertation.
Prerequisites
The normal entry requirement is a good honours degree qualification - minimum 2.2, preferably 2.1 or above.
Relevant work experience is also expected. You need an interest in current affairs and in people, places and events and should have a willingness to accept irregular hours and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
If English is not your first language IELTS 7.0 or equivalent is the minimum requirement.
Application Procedure
Apply Direct to:
Name: Rona Middleton
Telephone: 0113 2837100 ext 398
Email: r.middleton@leedstrinity.ac.uk