About BA (hons) Broadcast Journalism in Nottingham Trent University
NTU can help you become a successful broadcast journalist employing a diverse range of personal and professional skills. As well as having excellent communication and presentation skills, you'll be a project manager, creative writer, researcher and technical expert.
This is a vocational degree that combines practical training and professional work placements, with a solid academic base. You’ll be situated in purpose built facilities in the Centre for Broadcasting & Journalism, where you’ll not only learn the skills needed to work in a broadcast newsroom, but also have the opportunity to contribute to news programmes and website content for local television station, Notts TV.
Careers and employability
Employability is a key focus of this course, with many of the compulsory modules including initiatives to help enhance you future career in journalism. This course also has established links with its former students, through which we receive employment opportunities for graduating students. After studying this course you could go into a variety of roles including:
- producer (Radio, TV, Online)
- editor, sub-editor
- journalist
- presenter, reporter, news commentator
- camera operators
- production manager
- floor manager
- sound engineer
- lighting engineer,
- technician / technical assistant
- researcher.
Recent graduates from this course have gone on to work for companies including: BBC, ITN, Sky News, Channel 5 News, BBC Five Live, BBC Asian Network, BAFTA, Gem 106, BBC Radio Nottingham, Free Radio Birmingham and BBC Midlands Today.
As well as careers in journalism, graduates have also gone on to work in PR, marketing and advertising. Many graduates have joined or started local enterprises to undertake journalism, creative or media related activities.
Entry requirements
Higher Secondary Certificate (XIIth)
Grade average of 65% made from four relevant subjects (native language excluded)
English language requirements
IELTS : 6.5
- With a minimum of 5.5 in each component
PTE : 62
- With no less than 51 in any component
Nottingham Trent University Highlights
| University Type |
Public University |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Establishment Year |
1843 |
| Graduate Job Rate |
97% |
| Endowment |
£7.4 million |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Available |
| Intake Month |
January (UG); Rolling for PG |
| Mode of Program |
Full time and online |
Nottingham Trent University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
The cost of attendance is governed by factors like the tuition fee and the cost of living.
| UG tuition fee |
£13,900 |
| PG taught tuition fee |
£13,500- £14,500 |
| Management tuition fee |
15,500-£17,500 |
| M.Phil./PhD tuition fee |
£13,900 |
| Living cost |
£10,200 |
Nottingham Trent University Admission Procedure
- Application: The UG applications are accepted through ‘Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)’ and PG applications through the ‘NTU applicant portal’.
- Application fee: One needs to pay £13 for 1 UG course and £24 for multiple UG courses.
- Application deadlines: For UG students the last date to apply is June 30, 2019. The PG programs don’t have any official deadline, however, it is better to apply one month prior to course start date.
- General requirements: Completed application form, academic transcripts, and English proficiency tests.
- Additional requirements: Birth certificate, passport copy, LOR.
English Proficiency Test: Majority of the courses require IELTS score ranging between 6.0 and 6.0 for entry. However, other equivalent English test scores are also acceptable.
| English Test |
Scores equivalent to IELTS 6.0 |
Scores equivalent to IELTS 6.5 |
| TOEFL iBT |
76 |
83 |
| PTE (Academic) |
54 |
62 |
| CPE/CAE |
C1; scores more than 169 |
C1; scores more than 172 |
| Trinity College ISE |
- |
Level 3 & 4 |
