Diploma in Journalism, training for Broadcast, Magazine and Newspaper
The Cardiff Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism is an intensive nine month vocational course designed to prepare you for a successful UK media career.
Cardiff’s Postgraduate journalism training was established in 1970 and has since gained a reputation as one of the premier Broadcast, Magazine and Newspaper journalism training schools in the UK. Its reputation is built upon an ability ensure the teaching is relevant to a rapidly changing industry as well as a dedication to provide the most realistic training environment possible.
An award winning course
Cardiff students benefit from a course that is widely recognised within the journalism industry and continues to meet the standards set by the three media industry accrediting bodies – the BJTC, NCTJ and PTC.
The Diploma Newspaper option recently won the NCTJ award for ‘Top performing postgraduate course 2008’ while the Diploma Magazine option won ‘New Student Magazine of the Year Award’ at the PTC Magazine Academy Awards 2008.
Who will teach you?
The dedication and professionalism of the Cardiff teaching staff is second to none. Each staff member is able to share their experience and knowledge with students empowering them to make the right journalistic choice when confronted with a difficult story.
The course tutors have all worked at senior levels for major media employers. The course director, Professor Richard Tait, is currently a BBC Trustee and was for eight years Editor-in-Chief of ITN. His predecessor, Professor Ian Hargreaves, currently Foreign Office Director of Communications and a former Editor of the Independent, also teaches on the course.
A history of alumni success
Cardiff’s alumni can be found in top newspaper, magazine and broadcasting jobs across Britain.
They include Craig Oliver, Editor of the BBC's 10 o'clock News, Sky News presenter Anna Botting and ITV News reporter/presenter Geraint Vincent; Donald Macintyre of the Independent; Oliver Holt, Chief Sports Writer of the Daily Mirror, and John Witherow, Editor of the Sunday Times.
Our values and approach
The Cardiff approach to journalism training is to provide students with a platform to develop and hone the skills they need to work and succeed in their goals.
This platform closely mimics real newsrooms and in doing so recreates the pressures and challenges you will meet in the frontline journalism.
The demands placed upon the modern journalist are unprecedented. The convergent newsroom requires journalists to be able to work across multiple platforms.
The School is committed to continually develop and improve its postgraduate journalism training in order to meet the demands of employers and future requirements of the journalism industry.
