Postgraduate Study Guide 2012 - University College Falmouth
Postgraduate Study Guide 2012 - University College Falmouth
Postgraduate Study Guide 2012 - University College Falmouth
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Creative class<br />
—<br />
Nina Saada<br />
MA International Journalism<br />
After her BA in Broadcasting and<br />
freelancing in local radio for a year,<br />
Nina Saada was looking to break<br />
into international news.<br />
www.falmouth.ac.uk/<br />
internationaljournalism<br />
Her MA in International Journalism<br />
not only enabled her to shoot an<br />
award-winning documentary in<br />
Uganda, but also paved the way for<br />
her job as assistant news editor on<br />
the International Desk at NBC News.<br />
“<strong>Falmouth</strong> has a fantastic reputation<br />
for journalism and is very well<br />
respected in the industry. Every<br />
newsroom I have ever been in has<br />
had at least one <strong>Falmouth</strong> graduate.<br />
<strong>Study</strong>ing at <strong>Falmouth</strong> was the<br />
springboard for my career in<br />
international news. The course<br />
was very vocational and hands-on<br />
and we were encouraged to stand<br />
on our own two feet and behave as<br />
industry professionals from day one.<br />
One of the best parts of the course<br />
was the three-week internship that<br />
we were required to complete. I spent<br />
mine at NBC News in London and am<br />
now employed there as an assistant<br />
news editor on the International Desk.<br />
My MA project took me to uganda<br />
where I produced my documentary<br />
Sacrificed, which not only secured<br />
my Distinction but also won me the<br />
prestigious bJtC award, along with<br />
respect and credibility among employers<br />
and other industry professionals.<br />
The project was the best thing that<br />
I have ever done and I’m still reaping<br />
the benefits over a year on.<br />
everything on the course was designed<br />
to prepare us for a professional<br />
working environment. Every skill that<br />
I learnt has definitely been transferable<br />
to the workplace, from media law training,<br />
to video editing, to social networking<br />
and setting up blogs.<br />
One of the best parts of the<br />
International Journalism course was<br />
the hostile environment and First<br />
Aid Course (heFAC). We had three<br />
days of intense training by former<br />
Marines who put us through our<br />
paces and gave us hands-on training<br />
and knowledge about how to react in<br />
dangerous environments. I graduated<br />
with a recognised HEFAC qualification<br />
and valuable knowledge about how<br />
to react in situations ranging from<br />
road traffic accidents, to coming<br />
under enemy fire in a war zone,<br />
to a kidnap scenario.<br />
If you want doors to open in the<br />
world of international news then it’s<br />
definitely worth considering this course.<br />
You only have to look at the success rate<br />
of previous years to see how effective<br />
the MA has been in helping students<br />
find work. From my year (2008/09)<br />
alone we already have people working<br />
for BBC World Service, NBC News,<br />
ITN, Reuters and more.”<br />
www.msnbc.msn.com<br />
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creAtive clAss <strong>Postgraduate</strong> <strong>Study</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>2012</strong> www.falmouth.ac.uk
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