MA Media and Broadcast Production

Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

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# 151-200QS Subject Rankings

12 monthsProgram duration

21,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

16 Aug, 2024Application Deadline

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This MA is an intensive programme providing you with a solid foundation in media-based storytelling by combining in-depth research methods with a practical, hands-on approach to learning. It will teach you how to record and edit in audio and video formats; how to research, produce, script and edit your own material, whether it is short features or long-form documentary; and how to produce stories for radio, TV and interactive online platforms. To do this, you’ll also learn effective interviewing techniques. This MA will teach you how to identify a good story and then how to research and pitch it for a successful commissioning outcome.

Whether you want to be a broadcast journalist, a radio or podcast producer, a videographer, a documentary filmmaker, a media production/communications specialist, a post-production editor or immersive media practitioner, our practice-centred approach will strategically position you to work for any aspect of radio or podcasting; factual TV; documentary and informational production. On completing this MA, you will have numerous factual media outputs under your belt in radio/podcast, TV, documentary, interactive and experimental hybrid formats. This will be the basis of a robust work portfolio with which you can then enter the work market.

The programme is designed to appeal to graduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences, particularly those with backgrounds in English, politics, history, journalism, cultural studies, and creative writing. Previous academic study of or practical experience in areas of the media is beneficial but not essential. This would also interest those from other disciplines who want to retrain and have already had some relevant media industry experience.

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

IELTS

6.5+

TOEFL

90+

Bachelor GPA

3.2+

Cambridge CAE Advanced

176+

PTE Academic

62+

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in an Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences subject.

Application Deadline

16 Aug 2024

Program Duration

1 Year

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Tuition Fee
Scholarships

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

7,300 GBP

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

21,500 GBP

Other Expenses

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