About MA in Broadcast Production for Radio and Television

Application: IADT

About MA in Broadcast Production for Radio and Television!

This production-focused programme will be of particular interest to graduates who wish to acquire practical skills and experience in radio and television programme making. It equips students with the essential  skills to pursue a career in radio and television production.

Post-graduate students will also acquire specific production skills in areas such as programme research and production funding.

On completion of this programme students will have acquired:

• editorial skills and scriptwriting techniques for a range of programme genres
• creative and technical production skills specific to radio and television
• the essential editorial requirements for a range of programmes such as news, current affairs, light entertainment shows and documentaries.
• the range of production roles specific to radio and television
• how to build an expanded network of contacts in the broadcasting industries
• an understanding of new production contexts in new and changing production formats
• a range of transferable skills in areas such as project management and teamwork

Attendance is five days per week from October to December.  From January to March there is a gradual increase in independent study as the amount of campus based teaching days declines. This schedule of delivery is an approximate guide and may be subject to change during the course of the academic year.

Radio studio assessments are in the last week of February and television studio assessments are held in March which of course requires students on campus. In April and May students work almost exclusively on their own in the production of a 30 minute radio documentary and a 15 minute television with one tutorial each per week.

Aims and Objectives

What will I be able to do when I graduate?

Production opportunities may exist in the radio and television industries in addition to related fields  requiring these skills such as advertising, public relations, journalism amongst others.

What modules will I study?

Programme Genres for Radio and Television; Production Techniques; Media in Context; Industry Placement; Major Project (production of a radio and a television documentary).

Students undertake an industry placement in the Easter break (two weeks) one in radio and one in television.

What are the Entry Requirements?

• Undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree Level.
  
• In exceptional cases, applicants will be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence which can be verified through APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) process.
  
• A portfolio submission which should include samples of written or recorded work
  
• Applications, including the portfolio, are screened and shortlisted. Shortlisted applicants are required to attend an interview.
  

What should my Portfolio include?

Mainly examples of written work such as any journalism you may have done for a school or college publication or other. An example of any essays you may have written; short stories or other. In the event that you haven't any of these then you should write two proposals roughly (500) words each for a radio and a television programme.

If you have any radio or television recorded pieces you may have done in college or other, then these should also be included. If you have none there is no penalty!

What are the fees?

In 2010/2011 - €6750.

 

What is the closing date for applications?

Application form and portfolio must be submitted to the Admissions Office in IADT.

1st round of applications: 7th May 2010 .

2nd round of applications (if places available): 20th August 2010.

Referees must also return reference forms by these dates.

Download application form here or contact our Admissions Office on admissions@iadt.ie / (01) 239 4621