Journalism

TheMA Journalism at University of Galway aims to train journalists to work in the fast-paced world of journalism, equipping graduates with essential training in traditional reporting skills for print/online and broadcast, as well as new media training in social media, audience development and analytics, data journalism, ‘MoJo’, multimedia, social video, podcasting and verification.

University ofGalway has a long tradition of journalism training and all journalism students are required to undertake a rigorous program of news writing and reporting, broadcasting, media law, politics, economics and current affairs, ethics and regulation, and can choose from a suite of optional elective modules to give them specialist knowledge in niche areas. These elective modules include Features Journalism, Data and Visualisation, Business and Financial Journalism, or Investigating Miscarriages of Justice.

Careers

This program prepares you to work as a professional journalist across multiple platforms and graduates have careers at national news organisations including RTE, Newstalk,The Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Irish Independentand a range of local newspapers and local radio. Graduates work in roles including reporters, editors, researchers, producers and on-air presenters as well as new careers in data journalism and analytics, social media production and audience development. Graduates also work in the wider media in PR roles, in policy, advocacy and political communications.

Courses include

• Journalism Bootcamp

• Reporting Economics and Politics

• Global Media and Society

• Social and Digital Production

• Multimedia Newsdays

• Media Law