The University of Sheffield
Department of Journalism Studies

Postgraduate Courses: MA/PgDip Broadcast Journalism

The Broadcast course, which is accredited by the BJTC, aims to equip students with the required skills, knowledge and understanding to enable them to work successfully in the broadcast media, to reflect upon media issues, to understand the role of the journalist in society, and to practise to high ethical and professional standards.

(a) All candidates take the following core modules:

JNL6006

Researching News 15 credits

JNL6008

Broadcast News 15 credits

JNL6009

Law for Journalists 15 credits

JNL6014

Ethics and Regulation 15 credits

JNL6015

Power and Society 15 credits

JNL6017

Advanced Broadcast Journalism 30 credits

(b) Plus one 15-credit option:

   

JNL6004

Global Journalism 15 credits

JNL6180

Media Audiences 15 credits

JNL6160

Contemporary Broadcast Issues 15 credits

(c) MA students also take:

   

JNL6019

Broadcast Journalism Portfolio 60 credits