Learn how to hunt down stories, then record and edit your content for TV, radio and online. Sharpen up your skills in our Broadcast Zone, which simulates a real studio.
Course description
Determined, articulate and fascinated by current affairs and radio and television news? Learn journalism in our purpose-built Broadcast Zone using industry-standard tech, then go out into the city to put your skills to the test.
We invest heavily in audio and video facilities, so you’ll be immersed in TV, radio and online techniques from day one. Nurture your skills, using our TV news studio and gallery, radio studios and production booths, all laden with the same industry-standard equipment and software used by the professionals.
You’ll learn how to record and edit material and how to tell stories online. We’ll teach you mobile journalism techniques so you can create and publish digital content wherever you are, with some bespoke skills for social media.
You’ll learn how to hunt down stories and develop your interview technique so you can ask the high-impact questions that matter. Our experts in media law, regulation and public administration will make sure your journalism is responsible and ethical as well as hard-hitting.
On production newsdays, you’ll work against the clock as part of a team that goes out into the city to find the news, shoot footage and create bulletins to meet tight deadlines back at the newsroom. It’s demanding work, but that’s how our students finish the degree newsroom-ready, as complete broadcast journalists.
This degree is professionally accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council, an important benchmark of quality recognised across the UK media industry.
Modules
A selection of modules are available each year – some examples are below. There may be changes before you start your course.
Core modules:
- Researching News
- Broadcast News
- Law for Journalists
- Ethics and Regulation
- Power and Society – The Institutions of Government
- Advanced Broadcast Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism Portfolio
Option modules:
- Dealing with data for journalists
- Communicating with the Media
- Critical Incidents in International Journalism
- Global Journalism: Radio and NGO Communication in conflict-affected areas
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it’s up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we’ll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption. We are no longer offering unrestricted module choice. If your course included unrestricted modules, your department will provide a list of modules from their own and other subject areas that you can choose from.
Duration
MA – 1 year full-time
Teaching
There are lectures, seminars, group workshops, individual and team assignments.
Assessment
You’ll be assessed on producing a combination of radio and TV news stories, bulletins, features, web pages, portfolios, essays and examinations throughout your degree.
Entry requirements
You must have one of the following:
- A 2:1 honours degree (we will consider a 2:2 if we are sufficiently impressed by your potential).
- An alternative qualification approved by the University as degree equivalent.
- Substantial previous work experience in a media-related role.
- We may consider other applicants who don’t fit the above criteria if we are sufficiently impressed by your excitement and capability for the course
Please note all candidates must be successfully interviewed, following their application, before being accepted onto the course.
Overall IELTS score of 7.5 with a minimum of 7.0 in each component, or equivalent.
Pathway programme for international students
If you’re an international student who does not meet the entry requirements for this course, you have the opportunity to apply for a pre-masters programme in Business, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Sheffield International College. This course is designed to develop your English language and academic skills. Upon successful completion, you can progress to degree level study at the University of Sheffield.
Fees and funding
- Home (2022 annual fee) : £11,500
- Overseas (2022 annual fee) : £24,400
The fee listed is for the advertised mode of study. If you’re studying for an alternative qualification or via a different mode of study (eg full-time, part-time) then the fee could be different. Due to inflation, the fee for Home students could also increase after your first year of study.
key dates
September start
Monday 29 August 2022
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Last date to request a deferral to September 2023 entry. You can request a deferral via your online application. We’re not able to consider deferral requests for applications to courses using our staged admissions process.
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Friday 9 September 2022 (17:00 British Summer Time)
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Applications close for September 2022 entry
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Monday 17 October 2022
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Last date to register for most courses
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