Course details

This MA (Radio and Television Production) is designed for students who already have a background in humanities or social science and who would like to apply their prior academic knowledge to non-fiction programming and documentary making.

Entry Requirements

All candidates must have an undergraduate degree in a humanities or social science subject cognate to Media Studies (i.e. English, History, Sociology, Politics etc). Any candidate who would like to discuss their eligibility should contact the Programme Director by email. Preference will be given to candidates with a 2.1 or higher BA degree. Admission to Media Studies for International students will be based in part upon an interview (carried out remotely), and upon submission of a writing sample. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
  • TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
  • TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
  • PTE (Pearson): 62

Module

Year 1

  • MEDIA LAW
  • MEDIA POLICY
  • LIVE RADIO PRODUCTION
  • TELEVISION DRAMA PRODUCTION
  • CRAFTED PROGRAMMING: TELEVISION
  • DOCUMENTARY AND THEORY
  • VIDEO EDITING
  • TELEVISION STUDIO
  • CRAFTED PROGRAMMING: RADIO
  • ADVANCED MEDIA THEORY AND RESEARCH
  • AUDIO EDITING
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Maynooth University

This means that students at Maynooth benefit from an international outlook, and those of you who wish to study abroad for a semester or an academic year during yTheir degree have a network of connections to tap in to. During the cTheirse of their academic degree students from Maynooth have studied subjects such as Law at Boston College, Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Music in the University of Vienna.

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