MA Broadcast Journalism

Program Overview

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MA Broadcast Journalism

Why study MA Broadcast Journalism at Goldsmiths

This is a trailblazing programme that gives you the skills, knowledge and experience to succeed at the highest levels in broadcast careers.

• As the world faces major political, economic and environmental upheavals, the MA in Broadcast Journalism offers a critical and global approach to journalism on air, on screen and online for a new generation of journalists.
• You will hit the ground running, learning about the different elements that make up the production of journalism, in our TV and audio studios, in the newsroom and in the field.
• You will get hands-on experience producing incisive, accurate, dynamic journalistic pieces across different beats, to industry standard, be it in short video formats, long-form podcasts with high production values, investigative documentaries and more.
• Traditional news, current affairs and magazine shows continue to serve huge swathes of global audiences - you will be trained to produce them. But you will also be taught how to rethink and often reversion their material to post on our live local news website, Eastlondonlines, reflecting the changing dynamics of broadcast media in the digital age.
• This Master's degree will be led by respected journalists, producers, filmmakers and scholars who have worked on major media outlets including the BBC and Al Jazeera English, The Independent, The Guardian in local, national and international journalism. Under their guidance, this programme will provide students with innovative and professional skills to prepare them for what is an increasingly competitive journalism landscape.
• Classes will be accompanied by a range of guest speakers from the industry offering students key connections for future job opportunities.
• Journalism is part of the Media, Communications and Cultural Studies School at Goldsmiths, home to some of the world's most groundbreaking theoretical work on the culture, history, politics and economics of the news media.
• This MA offers a unique combination of journalistic broadcast practice and an advanced academic study of it. Taught by experts in the field, this interdisciplinary approach offers an innovative postgraduate degree for those interested in a critically and politically minded form of broadcast journalism.
• Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths is ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 16th in the world (third in the UK) in the 2024 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.

Length

1 year full-time

Entry requirements

You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard and have evidence of some journalism (or equivalent) experience.

Fees

• Home - full-time: £TBC
• International - full-time: £TBC

Department

Media, Communications and Cultural Studies

What you'll study

Compulsory modules

• Introduction to News Reporting (15 credits)
• Introduction to Broadcast Journalism (15 credits)
• Multimedia Broadcast Journalism (15 credits)
• Journalism in Context (15 credits)
• Media Law and Ethics (15 credits)
• Power, Politics and Public Affairs (15 credits)

Optional modules

• Advanced Television Journalism (15 credits)
• Advanced Audio Journalism (15 credits)

Final project

• Final Project (60 credits)

Note about optional modules

The above is indicative of the typical modules offered, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. The module content and availability is subject to change.

Facilities

You will have access to a fully equipped television studio with production gallery, a radio/audio newsroom and recording/broadcast studio, audio and video editing suites and our journalism labs, with professional editing and online publishing software.

EastLondonLines

As part of your studies, you will work on EastLondonlines, the independent multimedia news website run by the journalism team at Goldsmiths, which covers a large area of south and east London. You will have the opportunity to take on a variety of production and reporting roles and use your multimedia skills to produce content for the site.

Entry requirements

You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard and have evidence of some journalism experience (student publications, freelance work or work experience is usually acceptable). If you do not have sufficient experience you may be asked to demonstrate your aptitude for journalism and ability to write at this level.

International qualifications

We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing to study this programme.

Careers

This programme will equip students for a range of broadcasting careers, working in editing, production and reporting roles in television, audio and multimedia environments.

Alumni

Department alumni include Secunder Kermani, a Foreign Correspondent for Channel 4 News and former BBC correspondent in Pakistan and Afghanistan and Ana Naomi de Sousa who had produced award winning films for Al Jazeera English and collaborations with Goldsmith's Forensic Architecture and with Amnesty International.

Staff

• Terry Kirby, Senior Lecturer and convenor of MA Journalism
• Dr Marcela Pizarro Coloma, Lecturer
• Robert Freeman
• Omega Douglas
• Corinna Talbot
• Lisa Hack

Funding opportunities

• 20% MA Fee Waivers
• Aziz Foundation Scholarship

Additional costs

In addition to your tuition fees, you'll be responsible for any additional costs associated with your course, such as buying stationery and paying for photocopying. You can find out more about what you need to budget for on our study costs page.

There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme. This can include things like paying for field trips or specialist materials for your assignments. Please check the programme specification for more information.