NUI Galway Releases

Television broadcaster and RTÉ newsreader, Siún Nic Gearailt, has launched a new MA in Communications (MA sa Chumarsáid) at NUI Galway. 

The one-year MA course, the first of its kind to be offered entirely through the medium of Irish, emphasises practical tuition from radio and television production to presenting, journalism, and acting. The course is offered by the University’s Irish language centre, Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta in An Cheathrú Rua in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht. Students specialise in one of four streams: visual studies, applied journalism, digital media or acting for the screen.

Describing how the course, previously the Higher Diploma in Applied Communications through Irish, helped lay the groundwork for a successful career in broadcasting, Siún said: “The course was very hands-on and covered a lot of the skills you need to build a career in broadcasting. The fact that it was in Irish was a huge plus, at a time when TnaG/TG4 was just taking off and there were a lot of new production companies setting up in the Gaeltacht and indeed around the country.”

“The new MA will give students a real eye-opener on the media industry. If you think all that’s involved is sitting in front of a camera or a microphone and letting fly, you’ll soon change your mind. There is a vast amount of work going on in front of and behind the camera, in the control room, in the edit suite and, of course, in compiling the daily news. The structure of the MA sa Chumarsáid is designed to give the student a good understanding of some of the practical issues as well as a solid grounding in theory and ethics.”

The MA sa Chumarsáid is a one-year fulltime Level 9 course (90 ECTS credits). Applications may be made through the PAC online postgraduate application system at www.pac.ie/nuigalway.

Full details may be found at: www.oegaillimh.ie/acadamh. For more information contact Dr Seathrún Ó Tuairisg at 091 595101 or email cursai@oegaillimh.ie.

MCM120614_018.JPG: Launching the new MA sa Chumarsáid at NUI Galway is RTÉ’s Siún Nic Gearailt and Dr Seathrún Ó Tuairisg, Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, NUI Galway.

Michelle Ní Chróinín

Press & Information Officer/Oifigeach Preasa & Faisnéise

Marketing & Communications Office/Oifig Margaíochta & Cumarsáide

NUI Galway/OÉ Gaillimh

T: +353 (0)91 493542

E: michelle.nichroinin@nuigalway.ie