Journalism and Digital Communication University of Limerick

Overview

The Journalism and Digital Communication course from University of Limerick is for you if are you naturally curious? Do you find yourself interested in conversations about events that are happening locally, nationally or globally? Do you want to learn how to ask the right questions and explain to an audience what is happening using multimedia platforms? If you want to be at the heart of telling stories that matter in society, and you want to make a difference, then journalism is the career for you. Your natural skills should be in writing, storytelling and communicating. Over the four years our students will:

• Produce their own radio reports and TV bulletins, in our state of the art studios
• Work on the awarding winning Limerick Voice news website, social media platforms and local newspaper (www.limerickvoice.com)
• Produce and design an online magazine
• Work with the latest digital publishing and editing software programmes including Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro and Indesign
• Use social media to self-publish and promote work
• Learn key fact-checking and online verification skills

Career opportunities:

Graduates progressing directly into employment take up a wide variety of roles. The following provides a sample of initial roles listed on the Graduate Outcomes Survey by graduates approximately one year after graduation:

• Copywriter

• Data Entry Server

• Development Researcher

• Digital Media Editor

• Digital Operations Specialist

• Editorial Assistant

• Fashion Intern

• Journalist

• Media Assistant

• Newsreader

• Online Journalist

• PR Intern

• Reporter

• Reporter/Subeditor

• Researcher

• Staff Writer