Introduction:
100% of NTU's research submitted to the 'Communication, Cultural & Media Studies, Library & Information Management' Unit of Assessment was rated world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of research impact - REF 2021.
Study in the industry standard Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism facility set in the heart of the city centre.
This course will prepare you to research and produce long-form documentary stories for online, radio and film. It includes all the steps of the process from research and production across multiplatforms, to making a pitch, the commissioning process, costing and budgets.
Careers and employability
The teaching team are all from the industry and has backgrounds in award-winning documentary production and reportage. Employability is a key focus of the course, and you will meet commissioning editors and documentary producers within the field. You will work with live commissioning briefs wherever possible and will be encouraged to pitch ideas to documentaries and other festivals during your course. The MA is designed to enhance your future career in documentary journalism across a range of platforms and outlets, terrestrial or online.
Recent graduates have gone on to the following roles:
Patrcyja Boryka - Producer/ Reporter BBC Northamptonshire, maker of Uganda to Northamptonshire - 50 Years On
Damien Ebanks - Owner of Ebanks Media
Nolan Benson - TV/ content producer/ director, The Media Group
Margarita Dreiling - Documentary producer/ Director, WaterBear
Ashley Carter - Editor of Left Lion magazine
What you’ll study
You’ll take a multi-platform approach to documentary making, developing in-depth research methods and story-telling, along with practical skills in writing, broadcasting, and online and visual journalism.
You’ll be taught by our team of experienced media professionals as well as visiting documentary makers across all platforms and be guided through the commercial process of documentary making.
Modules- Documentary Journalism Skills and Digital Production
- Documentary Practice
- Visual Journalism
- Media Law and Ethics
- Multiplatform Project
My name is Kavisha Prince Anthony, and I always had a dream of studying abroad. Thankfully, that dream came to life since I applied to the Study Advisor. I was able to receive my visa within four days. I also had some visa refusals in the past; I had about six UK visa refusals in the past, but thankfully, it was not an issue since the Study Advisor was able to make things work this time. I highly recommend Study Advisor for your dreams of going abroad, whether it be the UK or any other European country there is.