Open Day - Multimedia Journalism

Open Day - Multimedia Journalism
  • Date: Friday 25 March 2011
  • Time: 10:30 - 16:00
  • Location: M316 George Moore Building
  • For: Applicants and Enquirers

Glasgow Caledonian University's MA Multimedia Journalism - launched September 2008 - is Central Scotland’s first postgraduate journalism masters programme designed to prepare every one of its students for a career in all journalistic media – print, radio, TV and online. It has already secured accreditation from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and from the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC), and is the only postgraduate journalism course in central Scotland approved by both organisations. See "Why Choose This Course?" on main programme page for achievements of the first class, 2008-2009.

The Open Day will have the following format:

  • 10.45am welcome & meet the team, M316 George Moore Building
  • 11am NCTJ entrance test on computers in M317 Newsroom: Writing a Story; Correcting Poor English (60 errors to spot in a story); Current Affairs test (20 questions)
  • 12.15pm Break, Tour of Facilities including TV and Radio Studios, Q&A with the programme team
  • 1-3pm Individual interviews with teaching staff, and group voice tests in radio studio
  • 3.15-4pm Feedback opportunity and close, TV studio

In the interview you will be asked why you want to be a journalist, what experience you have had in journalism (eg student, voluntary, freelance) and about any specialist journalistic ambitions you may have; about your awareness of current news issues and the news media (eg what papers you read, and why); and, crucially, from how you generally conduct yourself we will be hoping to spot some of the human qualities journalists need to have: such as curiosity, politeness, persistence.

Applicants and Enquirers

All are welcome. You do not need to have completed an application form in advance in order to come along. But please inform the programme leader (e-mail address below) not less than 48 hours in advance with brief details about your interest and intentions if you do plan to attend.

Open Days for September 2011 entry (subject to change)

  • Friday March 25th 2011
  • Friday 15th April 2011
  • Friday 27th May 2011
  • Friday 24th June 2011
  • Friday 19 August 2011

Contact

Julian Calvert
T: +44 (0)141 331 3844
E: julian.calvert@gcu.ac.uk

Find out more about Journalism at GCU on our blog: http://caledonianblogs.net/journalism/