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MA Journalism

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    MA Full-time: 12 months
    MA Part-time: 24 months

Course Description

We are a top 3 UK university for Journalism, Publishing and Public Relations (The Guardian University Guide 2023).

Edinburgh Napier University is home to the longest established Journalism programme in Scotland. Voted No. 1 among UK universities by The Guardian for 2022.

Our MA journalism programme offers a dynamic course that’s closely linked to the industry, combining the latest digital journalism with traditional methods on multimedia platforms in our newsroom, TV and radio studios.

You will learn to develop a range of practical skills along with reporting and production expertise for TV-video, online, radio-podcast, social media, newspapers, magazines and more. We also support and encourage students to start publishing and broadcasting their own work during the course.

Recent graduates have gone on to work for media organisations such as the BBC, ITN, STV and across the newspaper and publishing industry as well as public relations, marketing and corporate communications.

Typical entry point to this course is in September. Please enquire for more information.

Entry Requirements

The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at a 2:1 or above in any discipline.

(We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have relevant experience and / or a media portfolio. A portfolio is not essential if the applicant expresses a genuine desire and passion to pursue the study of journalism)

Fees

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Programme Funding

Please see our website for funding opportunities

Student Destinations

  • Reporter
  • Commentator
  • News Editor
  • Digital Editor
  • Feature writer
  • Political correspondent
  • Producer for broadcast and online

Module Details

Journalism, Information and Society
Magazine Production
Media Law and Regulation
News Writing
Radio Bulletins
TV and Multimedia News
Journalism Major Project

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