Taught course
Journalism and Documentary Practice
Entry requirements
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
Your qualification should be in a relevant social sciences or humanities subject. You can also apply for the course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show relevant professional/creative skills and experience.
Months of entry
September
Course content
This MA is for you if you have a passion for news, current affairs, documentary or any aspect of factual programme-making. It offers a practical training in, and critical engagement with, journalism and documentary-making.
This MA combines theory and practice. We focus on fast-changing developments in journalism and documentary practice. You’ll learn how to:
- create informed and engaging journalism – for print or radio and tv (off or online) – to a professional standard
- develop your visual and verbal storytelling
- research, shoot and edit documentaries about the topics that interest you most
- project manage, schedule, budget and distribute your documentary work
- contextualise your practice through critical study of current media developments.
We offer excellent technical facilities. These include a newsroom, the latest software, video and radio studios, and a suite of digital media laboratories.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
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- Course Enquiries
- studyinmfm@sussex.ac.uk