Broadcast Production
This pathway is for those interested in careers in creative broadcast programme and media making for television, radio, journalism, podcasts and other new and emerging digital media platforms. This degree aims to introduce you to the widest possible experience of modern broadcasting combined with critical thinking and excellent online skills. Whether it is programme making for online or traditional broadcast, live or on location, in front or behind the camera or microphone, you will gain substantial practical skills supported by the kind of theoretical and critical skills employers tell us they want in new entrants to the Creative Industries.
| Award Name | Degree - Ordinary Bachelor at UK Level 6 |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Queens University Belfast |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Ordinary Bachelor at UK Level 6 | Queens University Belfast |
Duration
3 years (Full Time)
Entry Requirements
Irish leaving certificate requirements
H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3
Careers / Further progression
A degree in Broadcast Production will give students a distinct advantage as they enter the workplace. This highly practical course will allow you to build up a portfolio of work for you to share with potential employers. An online channel will be created to showcase the best work from the department. The new skillsets students develop such as building digital content for online distribution and social media are highly sought after by employers and provide an excellent background and future proofing for work in the Creative Industries and broadcasting sectors. Graduates in related areas of the School have gone into a diverse range of careers with a particular emphasis on the Creative Industries - a huge growth area for Northern Ireland and the UK.
Employment after the Course
This new course is designed for those interested in factual programme making for television, radio, journalism and online media content creation. Many of the skills acquired are transferable across different disciplines but primarily this highly practical course will most appeal to those seeking employment in the creative industries.
Employment Links
The course has already built strong links with local broadcasters, such as BBC Northern Ireland and other relevant organisations, such as Northern Ireland Screen. Many of these organisations help to provide work placement and other learning opportunities throughout the duration of the degree.
Further information
Start date: September 2024
Deadlines for on-time applications
2024 entry application deadlines
For courses starting in 2024 (and for deferred applications), your application should be with us at UCAS by one of these dates – depending on what courses you apply for. If your completed application – including all your personal details and your academic reference – is submitted by the deadline, it is guaranteed to be considered.
16 October 2023 for 2024 entry at 18:00 (UK time) – any course at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or for most courses in medicine, veterinary medicine/science, and dentistry. You can add choices with a different deadline later, but don’t forget you can only have five choices in total.
31 January 2024 for 2024 entry at 18:00 (UK time) – for the majority of courses.
Some course providers require additional admissions tests to be taken alongside the UCAS application, and these may have a deadline. Find out more about these tests at https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/admissions-tests
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The information below is intended as an example only, featuring module details for the current year of study (2023/24). Modules are reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to future changes – revised details will be published through Programme Specifications ahead of each academic year.
Year 1
Core Modules
Broadcast Analysis 1 (20 credits)
Broadcast Production Skills (20 credits)
Broadcast Analysis 2 (20 credits)
Editing for Film and Television (20 credits)
Broadcast Storytelling (20 credits)
Sound Recording and Production 1 (20 credits)
Year 2
Core Modules
Broadcast Journalism (20 credits)
Radio and Podcast Production (20 credits)
Popular Genres (20 credits)
The Television Programme (20 credits)
Optional Modules
Principles of Business in Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries (20 credits)
Sonic Arts (20 credits)
Gender, Culture, and Representation – Backwards & in Heels (20 credits)
Interactive Media and Future Broadcasting (20 credits)
Film and Sound: History and Theory (20 credits)
Radio Drama (20 credits)
Sound Design for Screen (20 credits)
Year 3
Core Modules
Broadcast Media Project: Production (40 credits)
Optional Modules
Work-based Learning (20 credits)
Independent Study (20 credits)
Hollywood Cinema 2 (20 credits)
Media and Time (20 credits)
Rehabilitating Reality: studies and strategies of the use of fiction to strengthen fact (20 credits)
Gender and Media (20 credits)
British Film: Mainstream and Fringe (20 credits)
Admissions
Tel: 028 9097 3838
Fax: 028 9097 5151
Email address: admissions@qub.ac.uk