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About Broadcast Journalism Degrees
Are you excited by the fast-paced world of radio, TV and online news? It's a fiercely competitive, constantly evolving industry, so give your career a kick-start by studying with Leeds Trinity's award-winning Centre for Journalism.
Our degree is highly vocational, so we'll make sure you have the practical broadcast skills – written, audio and camera – demanded by employers in today's multi-platform environment. You'll be exposed to the reality of delivering news against strict deadlines, and we'll give you extended periods of live newsroom practice led by experienced journalists - both our own award-winning staff and high-profile names from the news industry. Theory is also important, so you'll get an essential grounding in media law, regulation and ethical issues, as well as an understanding of the academic debate about the role and impact of the news media.
We're an active member of the BBC North Education Partnership and regularly collaborate with major employers, so you'll get lots of opportunities to put your developing skills to use throughout your degree.
You'll complete a News Production Project at the end of the first year and a 6-week live broadcast period which takes place in the second year. In the final year, you'll complete a 3-week industry placement, giving you the very best chance to demonstrate your skills to employers.
The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) has continuously accredited our MA/ Postgraduate Diploma since 1994. We have been working closely with the BJTC on the development of this new programme and will enter the full accreditation process at the earliest stage once this innovative course starts.
Benefits of Broadcast Journalism Degrees
- Award-winning lecturers with extensive industry experience
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Excellent links with today's broadcast industry, enabling you to make connections and hear from high-profile guest speakers such as Jon Snow, Harry Gration and Alan Rusbridger.
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Leeds Trinity has won the BBC's Developing Talent Journalism award twice in three years, and is the current holder of the BBC North Education Partnership Achievement award.
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Opportunities to acquire skills needed for multi-platform news delivery and also develop specialist skills, including in broadcast and magazine journalism.
Graduate Destinations
You'll be ready to work in a newsroom environment, with core skills that you can apply to various industry roles with broadcast news providers in public and commercial sectors, production companies, online news and content providers and in social media roles.
Unistats
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Modules for Broadcast Journalism degrees
Click on the individual modules below to find out more about the learning, teaching and assessment methods.
Level 4
- Journalism in Society
- Practical Journalism 1: News Writing
- Radio and Television Production
- Media Matters: Law, Regulation and Context
- Public Affairs
Level 5 - You will study a selection of the following:
- Broadcast Journalism
- Journalism in Context
- Practical Journalism 2: Specialist Reporting
- History for Journalists
- Professional Development and Placement
- Practical Journalistic Styles
- PR in Practice
Level 6 - You will study a selection of the following:
- Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation
- History and Media: Reporting Crisis
- Broadcast Journalism
- Law for Journalists
- Journalism Research Project
- Practical Journalism 3
- Digital Media Portfolio
- Magazine Journalism
- Political Communication
- PR Management
- Television Documentary Production
- Reporting Conflict
Prerequisites
Typically our entry offer for this degree course is within a range of 240-280 UCAS tariff points.
Other Requirements: GCSE grade C or above in English Language (or equivalent qualification) is required. Leeds Trinity University College welcomes students with a range of qualifications including A Levels, AS Levels, BTEC Nationals, Advanced and Progressions Diplomas, NVQs, GNVQs and accredited Access Courses. We treat every applicant on his or her own merits and value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.
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Learning and Teaching Methods
At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and a personal approach to helping students achieve their academic and professional potential. We have a strong tradition of supporting student employability, with relevant skills embedded in the curriculum and work placements included in all our undergraduate programmes. Our full Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy can be accessed here.
Most of the modules on this course are delivered through a combination of interactive workshops, practical sessions, lectures and small group tutorials / seminars .
On this course students undertake an extended News Production Project at the end of the first year which features a series of live news exercises and a 20-credit Personal Development and Placement module which features six-weeks of live news broadcasts in the spring term of Level 5, sandwiched between periods of preparation and reflection on learning. Students also undertake 3-weeks of industry placement at the start of Level 6.
At Level 6 students are offered the opportunity to undertake a choice of research-based academic modules and practical journalism projects which provide an extended opportunity for critical thinking and the enhancement of professional skills.
All students are offered opportunities to develop professional skills, links with employers, mentors and our alumni throughout their programme of study. You will have the opportunity throughout the programme to engage in extra-curricular activities and volunteering related to your graduate prospects.
We make extensive use of Moodle, Leeds Trinity’s virtual learning environment (VLE), to support class sessions, and of e-resources to enable 24/7 access to learning materials from off-campus.
Assessment
A variety of assessment methods is used, matched to the learning outcomes for the course, to enable students to demonstrate the full range of knowledge and skills that they have acquired.
Assessments tailored to this course include live news broadcasts and other live news production exercises, social media exercises and, in the final year, the production of a digital media portfolio tailored to a niche market of each individual student's choice.
On this course there are some assessments which are marked on a pass/fail basis
rather than graded, including shorthand and the work placement element of the Professional Development and Placement module. Please note that these assessments are excluded from the calculations made to produce the figures published in the Key Information Set (KIS) for this course.
Students are offered the opportunity to develop their own essay titles / research project subjects in final year modules and the chance to develop their own ideas for practical journalism pieces of work throughout the course.