The course has an excellent employment record (detailed below).
Craig Frew graduated in June 2008 and secured a contract with BBC Scotland’s New Media department. This is his view:
”This course covers everything you need to embark on a career in broadcast journalism.
“Working within a newsroom environment and being taught by experts in the industry, helps to build confidence in writing skills and interview techniques.
“The practical training stands graduates in great stead with employers, as they know you can hit the ground running.
The course is tough and demanding but the success of former students speaks for itself.”
In the last few years alone former students of this course have secured jobs at:
BBC Scotland
BBC Parliamentary unit
BBC Ulster
GMTV Scotland
Radio Clyde
Real Radio
Radio Forth
STV
Radio Tay
Northsound
Xfm
Westsound
Talk107
Kingdom 107
Moray Firth
Here are some more testimonials from recent graduates of the course:
Ali Hunter, BBC Scotland:
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time on this course. It was a fantastic grounding in the fundamentals of Broadcast Journalism and stood me in great stead with future employers. The course is intense, hard work and also very rewarding – much like the job. My advice – use your time on the course to find your own voice and experiment with different styles and techniques. And enjoy it.”
Ross Nixon, West Sound Ayrshire:
“The UWS course differs from others as you feel you are actually working in a news room due to the studio, recording equipment, software and course set up. You are also taught from the best in the industry and from people who still work in the industry, allowing you to build up valuable contacts. Employers were impressed that I had been taught how to write tight decent copy, and that I could produce wraps, vox pops and voicers which would have taken other new starts weeks to learn.”
Steven McMenemy, Broadcast Journalist, Northsound Radio, Aberdeen:
“The Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism Course is unrivalled in its field. If you want to be a Broadcast Journalist and want to train in Scotland then it’s the best course to apply for without a doubt. The course is tough, but thoroughly enjoyable and gives the students the best possible introduction to how a real newsroom works. To have an idea of how good the course is I always say it’s best to check where their graduates are. Well this course has ex-students at virtually every radio newsroom in Scotland and beyond. Enough said really! I would recommend any budding journalists thinking about what course to take to get into the business to apply to the Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, for me there really is no course that comes near to the same quality.”
