Are you naturally curious? Do you find yourself interested in conversations about events that are happening locally, nationally or globally? Do you want to learn how to ask the right questions and explain to an audience what is happening using multimedia platforms? If you want to be at the heart of telling stories that matter in society, and you want to make a difference, then journalism is the career for you. Your natural skills should be in writing, storytelling and communicating.
Why Study Journalism and Digital Communication at UL?
Journalism is an important, exciting and dynamic field. It tells us about ourselves. The platforms through which we tell our stories are evolving, and in UL we offer students a chance to engage with and deliver stories across all digital and social media platforms. We help develop real-world practical and critical thinking skills in students so that their journalism is informed by a balanced sense of justice, accuracy and life-experience. Over the four years our students will:
Produce their own radio reports and TV bulletins, in our state of the art studios
Work on the awarding winning Limerick Voice news website, social media platforms and local newspaper (/> Produce and design an online magazine
Work with the latest digital publishing and editing software programmes including Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro and Indesign
Use social media to self-publish and promote work
Learn key fact-checking and online verification skills
What you will study
We provide a range of core practical modules designed to produce leading multimedia journalists capable of working across all digital platforms.
Our journalism subjects include:
Radio and Television broadcasting
Writing and publishing for digital media
Social Media and Society
Interviewing and Reporting
Sports Journalism
Magazine Journalism
Limerick Voice news website and newspaper production
Employability skills from this degree
Researching
Investigating
Interviewing
Reporting
Writing
Listening
Working productively in a team
Communicating information effectively and clearly
Technical skills: video editing, audio, content management, and web design
Critical analysis
Resourcefulness
Self-management
Interpersonal skills
Leadership
A flexible, creative and independent approach to tasks
Meeting deadlines
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9 Setembro 2024
University of Limerick
Limerick,
Republic of Ireland
Applicants are required to hold at the time of enrolment the established Leaving Certificate (or an approved equivalent) with a minimum of six subjects which must include:
Two H5 (Higher level) grades and Four O6 (Ordinary level) grades
or
Four H7 (Higher Level) grades.
Subjects must include Mathematics, Irish or another language, and English.
Note: Grade F6 in Foundation Mathematics also satisfies the minimum entry requirements. Foundation Maths is not reckonable for scoring purposes.
Irish Leaving Certificate English: Ordinary Level Grade D or above
TOEFL: 580 (paper based) OR 90 (internet based)
IELTS: Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Minimum score of 61 (with no section score below 59)
Os requisitos para o IELTS podem variar de acordo com o curso que você escolher.
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