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MA - Master of Arts
Northampton Square
Full Time
SEP-25
10 months
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MA - Master of Arts
City, University of London
Full Time
SEP-25
10 Months
MA - Master of Arts
Northampton Square
Full Time
SEP-25
10 months
Select a an exam type
Train to become a journalist with our wide-ranging Newspaper Journalism MA programme. You will develop practical skills to help you stand out and develop your career in a competitive field.You will build a combination of vital professional skills valued by employers. These include interviewing, reporting, research, video, social media, SEO, writing news and features, editing and production, for online and print. Practical work is informed by key theory, particularly ethics and media law. Specialist modules enable you to focus on an area such as investigative journalism, sport, politics or arts and culture, plus podcasting or journalism innovation. We support you in finding optional work placements to undertake, which students often find valuable in building a portfolio, experience and contacts. Tutors offer individual CV advice, with input on job applications and interviews.We aim to prepare you for your next steps in journalism and to lay the foundations for a successful career. City offers unrivalled industry contacts and a solid grounding in the best practices of professional journalism. Our graduates tend to progress quickly to work as journalists in all kinds of roles and organisations.After completing the Newspaper Journalism MA, our graduates in recent years have gone on to work at the Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Sky, The Sun, CityAM, Bloomberg News, Daily Mail, The Times and Sunday Times, CNN, Business Insider, the Independent, GQ, Radio Times, TimeOut, MyLondon and many more...
You should hold an upper second class honours degree or the equivalent from an international institution. You should have gained some work experience in the media, eg on local/regional UK newspapers (or have this arranged when you apply).
Students living in
Domestic
£11,930 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £11930. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
£24,440 per year
Students from EU
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £24440. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
£24,440 per year
Students from International
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £24440. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
City, University of London is a leading institution, ranked 38th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2025)....
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