Broadcast Journalism (Hons) Nottingham Trent University

Overview

Do you aspire to work in radio or TV in front of the camera as a news presenter, reporter or foreign correspondent or want to work behind the scenes as a producer, editor or researcher?

This is a vocational degree that combines practical training and professional work placements, with a solid academic base. You’ll be situated in purpose built facilities in the Centre for Broadcasting & Journalism, where you’ll not only learn the skills needed to work in a broadcast newsroom, but also have the opportunity to contribute to news programmes and website content for local television station, Notts TV.

The Broadcast Journalism (Hons) course is offered at Nottingham Trent University. This is our guarantee that the course offers innovative and relevant education and training that is highly prized by employers in radio and television.

Careers and employability

Employability is a key focus of this course, with many of the compulsory modules including initiatives to help enhance you future career in journalism. This course also has established links with its former students, through which we receive employment opportunities for graduating students. After studying this course you could go into a variety of roles including:

• producer (Radio, TV, Online)

• editor, sub-editor

• journalist

• presenter, reporter, news commentator

• camera operators

• production manager

• floor manager

• sound engineer

• lighting engineer,

• technician / technical assistant

• researcher.