Multimedia and Broadcast Journalism

This course bridges the gap between technical production and journalism, giving you a stepping stone towards a career in a modern, fast-paced newsroom. You’ll explore a range of broadcast journalism topics such as storytelling, podcasting, impact journalism, and emerging technologies. You will also receive presenter and voice training, and will work to live "News Day" briefs for real-world experience.

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  • Starts:
    Sep 2026
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Mode:
    Full time
  • UCAS code:
    P314
  • Fees:
    UK: £9,790 (2026/27) International: £17,500 (2026/27)

Why study this degree?

  1. Develop degree-level skills in modern broadcast journalism
  2. Combine journalism expertise with technical production and content creation
  3. Learn from industry professionals with experience at BBC, Sky News, and major broadcasters
  4. Build your professional profile through real-world projects, placements, and live broadcasts
  5. Gain proficiency in emerging tools and technologies shaping the future of journalism.

This course prepares students for the fast-paced world of modern broadcast journalism, combining storytelling with cutting-edge production skills. You’ll develop technical, legal, and ethical expertise across television, online, and emerging platforms. 

Covering topics from podcasting, virtual production, and studio broadcasting to impact journalism, ethics, and emerging technologies, the programme equips you for today’s integrated media landscape. Focused on broadcast rather than print, it ensures graduates are ready to navigate and shape the evolving world of digital journalism.

The specifics

Course Specification - BA (Hons) Multimedia and Broadcast Journalism*

*Subject to validation

Entry requirements

At Ravensbourne we accept a wide range of qualifications for entry onto our courses, whilst also considering the context in which they were achieved. For this course, we would usually require a GCSE Grade 4 or above in English in addition to any of the below

  • Three A Levels at grade CCD or above
  • BTEC Extended Diploma at grade MMM
  • Other/Mixed qualifications equivalent to 88 UCAS Tariff points

At Ravensbourne we take a flexible approach to admissions, as we want you to know exactly what you need to achieve in your exams to guarantee a place on the course. We still think exams are important and look forward to hearing about your successes, but we place just as much importance on the work you will share with us as part of our portfolio process.

Interview and portfolio requirements

Applicants are expected to submit a portfolio of work, which can take the form of a showreel/demo showcasing a range of their skills or links to previous and current samples of work.

Lecturers

Facilities available on this course

Students sitting in the broadcast studio.

Broadcast desk

A singer performs on the Ravensbourne roof

Students host broadcast for Teenage Cancer Trust

April 2021

Students from five Ravensbourne courses united to broadcast a live event for Teenage Cancer Trust in April. The project was led by two of our enterprising Digital Television Production students, Lauren Telling and Niamh Duffy, who envisioned the idea for their Final Major Project.

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Broadcast engineering cross-working

Broadcast engineering cross-working

Broadcast engineering students also use our on-site TV studio on collaborative projects with digital production students.

Broadcast engineering student working in our TV studio

Broadcast engineering student at work

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