MA in Documentary Practice
A hands-on postgraduate programme integrating journalism, filmmaking, and multimedia storytelling.
Best for:Best for aspiring documentary filmmakers and journalists seeking to refine their technical and narrative production skills.
Overview
The MA in Documentary Practice at Dublin City University is a taught postgraduate programme designed to develop professional skills in audio-visual storytelling. Students engage with a curriculum that blends journalistic principles with technical training in filmmaking and multimedia production. The course emphasizes practical application, requiring students to produce documentary projects across video, photographic, or audio formats. Applicants are expected to demonstrate creative potential and a foundational interest in narrative-driven media.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute documentary projects in video, photographic, or audio formats
- Apply journalistic research methods to narrative storytelling
- Utilize multimedia tools for professional-grade content creation
- Participate in practical workshops and production-based learning
- Conceptualize and pitch documentary project proposals
Requirements
Degree required: Second class honours, grade two primary degree (Level 8) or equivalent professional qualification
Degree offered: MA
Language: English; IELTS 6.5 or equivalent for non-native speakers
Instruction: English
- Foundational familiarity with video, photographic, or aural storytelling
- Ability to produce a portfolio of previous creative work
- Capacity to draft a written proposal for a documentary project
- Basic research competency
- Hold a Level 8 primary degree or equivalent
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applicants must submit a cover letter
- International applicants must meet equivalent educational standards
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How to apply
Applicants must submit the standard university application form along with a personal statement. Additionally, candidates are required to provide a portfolio of previous work or a written project proposal. RPL applicants must include a cover letter affirming their intent to apply via the Recognition of Prior Learning route.
- Application form
- Personal statement
- Portfolio of previous work
- Documentary project proposal
- Cover letter (for RPL applicants)
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