Faculty of Media, Arts and Design - University of Westminster

Postgraduate Multimedia Journalism (Print & Online) Diploma - Postgrado en Periodismo Multimedia (Prensa escrita y online)

Faculty of Media, Arts and Design - University of Westminster
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  • Imparte:
  • Modalidad:
    Presencial
  • Precio:
    Home/EU: £750.00 Overseas: £1,575.00
  • Comienzo:
    Septiembre 2017
  • Lugar:
    Watford Road Northwick Park
    Middlesex (London) HA1 3
    Reino Unido
  • Duración:
    1 Año
  • Idioma:
    El Grado se imparte en Inglés
  • Titulación:
    Multimedia Journalism (Print & Online) PG Diploma

Presentación

Whether you have already begun your career in journalism, or you are planning to start it, this course will give you the practical and intellectual skills necessary to pursue a career in either broadcast journalism (TV and radio), working as a multimedia online journalist, or print journalist for newspapers and magazines.

The course has a strong practical focus, you will be expected to develop story ideas and contacts, and gather your own material for your course work assignments. Your stories could be local, national or international.

The University is proud of its state-ofthe- art media resources, newsrooms and studios, and our journalism graduates emerge multi-skilled. Our teaching staff are highly experienced journalism professionals, and our department and its students have won many awards. Graduates go on to good jobs around the world, many at well-known international organisations such as Al Jazeera, BBC, CCTV, CNN, Phoenix TV, Reuters, The Economist, and The Washington Post.

Requisitos

Entry requirements vary among our postgraduate courses, but most courses have the following minimum standard entry requirements. Any course-specific requirements are described on our course pages.

Note that even if you meet our minimum entry requirements, we cannot guarantee you a place on the course.

Our standard postgraduate entry requirements for most courses are:

a good honours degree from a recognised university or qualification or experience deemed to be equivalent
English Language competency requirements vary among courses, but as a minimum, you will need the equivalent to an IELTS* score of at least 6.5 overall (and minimum 5.5 in each component)

Programa

Core modules

ISSUES IN JOURNALISM: FREEDOM, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
This provides a critical examination of the social, political and economic pressures on media institutions across the world, and their consequences for journalists. You will also examine the provisions designed to safeguard media freedom and the security and integrity of journalists.

PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISM
This module aims to give you a critical understanding of the concepts and techniques of contemporary journalism, including news values, story research, news-writing and reporting techniques. You will also gain a grounding in new media skills.

BROADCAST STRAND
Broadcast News and Current Affairs (Radio and TV)
This aims to give you a grounding in the skills and techniques of daily live radio and television news and current affairs.

Documentary Skills (Radio and TV)
This develops your skills further, allowing you to develop advanced production and reporting techniques, enabling you to carry out longer form pieces of broadcast journalism.

ONLINE STRAND
Broadcast News (Audio and Video for the Web)
By giving you a grounding in the skills and techniques of radio and television news and current affairs, this module aims to equip you with the skills needed to contribute to a multi-media website.

Online Journalism
This provides in-depth instruction in multimedia website design and content and advanced understanding of online journalism skills. It aims to achieve in small group projects a publishable, topical news website.

Web Production for Westminster News Online(www.wnol.info)
Together with students from the MA in Print and Online Journalism you will be developing the best online techniques to run a live, multimedia news website.

PRINT STRAND
Magazine Production
During this module you will develop advanced skills in the content and design/ layout of magazines in order to originate, write, design and produce a magazine as a group project.

Newspaper Journalism
You will be introduced to the theory and practice of writing news and features for multiple platforms including newspapers, magazines and online, as well as learning design, editing and production for the print medium.project.

Option modules

Choose two from:

FINAL PROJECT
These are in-depth practical projects, which involve researching, compiling and presenting your own TV or radio documentary, website or print journalism collection, together with a critical analysis. You will work individually, under a limited amount of supervision, and demonstrate the skills and techniques, gained during the course.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA BUSINESS
You will explore the main debates within the field of media management in the UK and US. The module will also draw comparisons with structure, strategy, management and operation of the media in other parts of the world.

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
You will gain a critical understanding of the history, theory and practice of investigative journalism across both print and broadcast media and an introduction to the techniques used by investigative journalists. The module is taught by Sony Award winning journalist, BBC Radio’s John Waite. You will carry out research for an investigation of their own and show how such an investigation would be treated by the print or broadcast media.

ONLINE JOURNALISM
This provides in-depth instruction in multimedia website design and content and advanced understanding of online journalism skills. It aims to achieve in small group projects a publishable, topical news website.

SOCIOLOGY OF NEWS
A critical study of the news media in the context of current society; it examines different aspects of how news is created, disseminated and consumed.

Specialist Journalism

You can choose options in practical journalism giving you an introduction to the skills, techniques, and role of the specialist correspondent. This module examines in depth the role of the specialist, it provides a critical understanding of the importance of sources, contacts and consideration of ethical issues and current debate in your chosen field. You will also develop specialist reporting techniques to provide a number of ‘multi-platform’ pieces of journalism

Currently we offer arts and entertainment; business and financial; environmental health and medical journalism; and sports. You may also choose one module from our theory-based MA courses. This is recommended for those who choose to undertake a dissertation.

TRAVEL JOURNALISM
This involves a critical exploration of travel journalism, the market for travel features, and you will learn how to write evocatively about your experiences in order to inspire, inform and entertain your readers.

Salidas profesionales

Although designed to prepare you for a career in journalism, this course could also lead to a career in public relations, communications, or any other profession requiring effective communication and practical skills. In recent years MA students have been able to go as ‘embedded journalists’ on Royal Navy and NATO training exercises, sometimes on board ship, as well as visits on exchange to Moscow State University’s Faculty of Journalism, and to the European Commission and Parliament in Brussels.

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