Audio editing software
Media Centre
Listening facilities
Library
Scripts available on internet
Radio programmes available on internet
Music programming software
Blackboard

A PORTFOLIO weighted at 50% of written work which may include cues, news stories, voice pieces, advertisements and web related material.
[Learning Outcomes 3, 4, 5, 6]

A 2nd PORTFOLIO (final) weighted at 50% of audio work which will include a variety of editing exercises.
(Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)

Key Information Set Data:
100% practical

Fleming, C. (2009) The Radio Handbook (3rd ed.). London: Routledge.
McLeish, R. (2005) Radio Production (5th ed.). Oxford: Focal Press.
Hudson, G. & Rowlands, S. (2012) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook (2nd ed.). Harlow: Longman.
McInerney, V. (2011) Writing for Radio. Manchester: Manchester University Press
Starkey, G. (2013) Radio in Context (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

See module handbook for a full list of texts

You will work both individually and in groups in two hour workshops incorporating lectures, viewing and listening, and tutorials. There will be practical training in editing software, with plenty of listening examples and exercises. You will discuss both written and audio work with tutors and your peers, considering the artistic and ethical results of your endeavours as well as the practical ones.

Key Information Set Data:
16% scheduled activities
84% independent guided study

Introduction to writing for radio:
Writing styles/formal conventions in different genres
Basic editorial skills (proof-reading, re-writing, polishing)
The message - cultural/social/philosophical approaches
Painting sound pictures, use of language, use of effects
Familiarisation with various script formats (drama, documentary, magazine, news)
Ideas (and how to get them)

Training on audio editing software. Sessions will also cover the craft, the purposes and the ethics of editing, including:
Editing for different kinds of programme,
Editing to retain the essence of the original,
Editing to length
Editing for clarity
Editing music
Mixing speech, music and sound effects

Introduction to music programming.

Incorporating social media into radio programming