-
Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
-
University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
-
About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
-
Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
NUI Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
-
Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
NUI Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
-
Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
-
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
-
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Postgraduate Courses
Postgraduate Programmes
MA Journalism
The MA Journalism is designed as an intensive 12-month programme that focuses primarily on practical skills as well a high level of contextual understanding. Students undergo weekly news assignments across multiple platforms including print, online, broadcasting and social media. The programme immerses students in both traditional reporting skills as well as new digital media training in social newsgathering, content verification, SEO, audience development, podcasting, ‘MoJo’ and data journalism. Broadcasting training takes place in our new digital radio studios, and our state-of-the-art 4K 'TewTek' television studio. Students are fully trained in media law and media ethics is a core part of the programme. Students can complete an internship with a media organisation in the Summer, as well as a final practical project, a documentary, or an academic dissertation. NUI Galway is also piloting an exciting new ‘Journalism Innovation’ module in 2019, where students work on real-world news start-up and pitch to a ‘Dragon’s Den’.
MA Sports Journalism and Communication
The new MA Sports Journalism and Communication programme launches in 2020. The programme is designed to fill the growing demand for professionals to work in the world of sports communication – a fast-paced and growing industry, as well as training future sports journalists. The programme is ideally suited to graduates with a passion for sport, who have an interest in pursuing a career in either sports journalism or the wider field of sports marketing and communications. Students are able to take modules in sports reporting, broadcasting, film, marketing, strategic communication, and the all-important area of sports governance, as well as modules offered on the MA Journalism. The programme is also ideally suited to sports professionals and athletes interested in a furthering their careers.
MA Broadcasting
The new MA Broadcasting programme is designed to train graduates to work as professionals in the television and radio industry in production, direction and documentary practice. While on the programme students will be immersed in practice-based learning, working on radio and television planning, as well as producing and directing programming for the small screen and for radio. Digital production is a key part of the programme, with optional modules in 'MoJo', podcasting and multimedia. The programme is the only one of its kind in Ireland and boasts excellent links with industry, offering students hands-on experience as part of their training.
Course Name | Cao Code | College/school | Key Words |
---|---|---|---|
Journalism (MA) | College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, NUIG, journalism, scholarship, editor, journalist, editing, media, reporter, correspondent, newspaper, radio, Ireland, UK, news reporting, broadcasting, media law, ethics, politics, sport, internet, web, publishing, scholarships, scholarship | |
Sports Journalism and Communication (MA) | College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies | MA, Masters degree, Sports Journalism, Sports Reporting, sports journalist, strategic communication, sports podcasting, multimedia, broadcasting, commentator |