MA Journalism Innovation & Leadership
University of Central Lancashire
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This flexible, part-time Postgraduate Certificate and MA programme is tailored to news innovators eager to lead. And leaders eager to innovate. By growing their competence, their confidence, their networks as well as their career options.The Journalism Innovation and Leadership Programme offers a?flexible?learning plan?that will equip forward-thinking media professionals to successfully lead teams, projects and organisations in an increasingly complex and competitive media landscape.This ...Read more

This flexible, part-time Postgraduate Certificate and MA programme is tailored to news innovators eager to lead. And leaders eager to innovate. By growing their competence, their confidence, their networks as well as their career options.

The Journalism Innovation and Leadership Programme offers a?flexible?learning plan?that will equip forward-thinking media professionals to successfully lead teams, projects and organisations in an increasingly complex and competitive media landscape.

This programme gives you the choice to earn a Postgraduate Certificate in 30 weeks over one year or an MA in 70 weeks over two years - all while remaining in your current work role.

This?course?is?for you if you want to:

Challenge organisational effectiveness and create?agile?strategies to drive transformation?and resilience?

Develop an advanced data?mindset?and?the skills?to gain insights about?audiences?–?and to act on them?to enhance performance?

Understand how to adapt newsroom workflows, organisational structures and mindsets to meet changing demands

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Develop the?practical?knowledge to manage innovative projects and?diverse?teams?

Explore?innovation methods such as design thinking and co-design?

Stress test new business and revenue models for news?in an increasingly complex and competitive market

Think deeply about what the issues shaping journalism today means for us all tomorrow

Build the?personal and professional?competencies?to grow?your?team, your?organisation – and?your career.

Why study with us

The Guardian University Guide 2022 shows we remain amongst the best. We are ranked No 1 in the North West and No 2 in the UK for Journalism, Publishing and Public Relations.

Tap into a senior industry mentor focused on helping you achieve your potential. Whether you choose to complete the 30-week PGCert over one year or the 70-week MA over two years.

To support the next generation of diverse news leaders we offer tuition-fee scholarships funded by the Google News Initiative (GNI) and International Media Support (IMS), the Denmark-based media development agency.

Future careers

The Journalism Innovation and Leadership programme aims to foster the next generation of diverse leaders and innovators our industry needs to thrive.

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87th
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Entry requirements

Applicants should have a strong interest in the challenges facing journalism and its leaders and submit a 250-word statement that describes your daily duties, the relevance of the programme to your career, your goals for the course and how you will apply the learning in context I Degree: undergraduate degree in journalism or a related media subject at least 2:1 or evidence of professional journalism or media industry experience (normally five years) I IELTS: score of 7 or equivalent I Applicants will also be interviewed either in person or via electronic means I GCSEs: Maths and English at Grade C/4 or equivalent such as Level 2 functional skills in Maths and English

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£4,725 per year

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£1,050 per 20 credits

£4,725 per year

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The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.

£4,725 per year

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£1,050 per 20 credits

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University of Central Lancashire
University of Central Lancashire , Lancashire

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University of Central Lancashire
Preston, Lancashire Preston Lancashire PR1 2HE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Preston   0.2 miles away

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