MSc in Journalism (NCTJ and BJTC Accredited)  MSc in Journalism (NCTJ and BJTC Accredited) Robert Gordon University ../webroot/files/QualificationSubSubjectAreas/cover_photo/1546505010Journalism2.jpg

The course has strong links within media providing guest speakers, visits to local broadcasting organisations, simulation through live client projects and a four-week work placement ? giving you a wide variety of practical experience. This is an intensive, practical course that combines traditional methods and modern technology. It is designed to meet the demands of an increasingly multimedia focused industry, allowing you to learn how to research and create content across a range of channels including print, TV, radio and online. You will use professional-standard newsrooms and take key roles as editors, news editors, convergence editors, and reporters on the course news website. Your work culminates in a multimedia online documentary project covering a current national or international issue in depth. We work with you to select a placement to gain experience in your chosen media environment. There are many avenues you may wish to explore and this four-week placement will give you the opportunity to engage with potential future employers and also see whether this is the right career path for you. Students are given the chance to work on specific stories and articles in order to develop their practical skills. Previous placements have included STV, Northsound, The Herald and The Scotsman. Employers are looking for students to have portfolios of their work which they have put together over the course of their studies. Any work completed on placement can be used in a personal portfolio. You will get the opportunity to work on several pieces of work whilst on placement which will aid your writing and research skills, learn from professionals, meet publication deadlines and get an overall feel for a career in journalism. You will be exposed to the full range of media platforms allowing you to decide which area is most appropriate to your career. You?ll benefit from studying in a dynamic environment and gain from the expertise of the department staff and working relationships within media. We aim to train you to become an accomplished journalist who can make sense of fast-moving situations and report a story accurately, with honesty and integrity. Graduates from the course go straight into national and local broadcast news, national and local newspapers, national magazines, and often enjoy an accelerated rate of promotion in their chosen profession.