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MA - Master of Arts
Penrhyn Road Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MA - Master of Arts
Penrhyn Road Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MA - Master of Arts
Penrhyn Road Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
MA - Master of Arts
Penrhyn Road Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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Why choose this course?
This course will give you the best possible start on the road to success. It addresses subjects such as writing, subediting, production and design techniques, research skills and how to generate lively, interactive content for the web.
What you will study
Our Magazine Journalism MA prepares you to work in the magazine industry. It gets you ready for anything you might come across: from writing features for a women's weekly or putting together a news story for a trade publication to making a video or building a brand.? It offers detailed, hands-on grounding in core journalistic skills, including feature writing, news gathering and writing, design, production and media law. Context is provided through the study of the business of magazines, ethics and journalistic practices. You can choose to study shorthand as an optional extra. You'll be expected to take five core modules, four of which are worth 30 credits each; the other one worth 60 credits. You can choose from three Specialist Journalism modules, but you must choose one. Altogether you'll need to complete 180 credits. You can also study shorthand in order to assist with your NCTJ exams.
Teaching and assessment
You will be taught and assessed through working on articles, features, news, portfolios, case studies, presentations, essays, dissertation and work-based learning.
After you graduate
Our Magazine Journalism MA prepares you to work in the magazine industry. It gets you ready for anything you might come across: from writing features for a women's weekly or putting together a news story for a trade publication to making a video or building a brand. It offers detailed, hands-on grounding in core journalistic skills, including feature writing, news gathering and writing, design, production and media law. Context is provided through the study of the business of magazines, ethics and journalistic practices. You can choose to study Teeline Shorthand as an optional extra.
Students need to have a good honours degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent in an essay-writing subject, demonstrating high standards of literacy; and/or evidence of substantial and demonstrable professional commitment to journalism.
Students living in
Domestic
£11,900 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£19,900 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£19,900 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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