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MA Automotive Journalism

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    MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time. Up to 2 years full-time (with professional experience)

Course Description

Turn your passion for cars and communication into a fulfilling, full-throttle career. The unique Automotive Journalism MA provides a purpose-built route into jobs with biggest brands in automotive media.

This course immerses you in the world of automotive journalism and equips you with the skills needed to help you stand out among the large number of applicants for sought-after jobs in automotive media and the motor industry.

  • Supported by the Guild of Motoring Writers, the world’s largest organisation for automotive editorial professionals.
  • The course team is led by an award-winning motoring journalist, author and editor, and includes specialist tutors with practical journalism experience in fields ranging from news and feature writing to video production to virtual reality.
  • You will have the opportunity to write, design and produce your own automotive magazine, Automotive, which is published online and in print form.

Entry Requirements

A good honours degree in any subject and/or equivalent professional experience.

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Programme Funding

Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Student Destinations

The Automotive Journalism MA prepares you for work as an automotive journalist with consumer or business-to-business media or as a content creator for automotive marketing, social media and public relations. Coursework assignments and deadlines are designed to mirror industry practice as far as possible to equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to work in a professional multi-platform environment.

This course is designed to prepare you for specialist automotive journalism roles with consumer and business-to-business automotive websites, or as a content creator in automotive marketing and public relations.

The course gives you the skills and knowledge needed for success in these roles to help you stand out from the large number of applicants for these sought-after jobs.

Module Details

  • Journalism Practice, Law and Ethics – 30 credits
  • Public Relations – 10 credits
  • Automotive Industry in Context – 20 credits
  • Specialist Practice in Journalism and PR – 30 credits
  • Advanced Journalism: Digital, Social, Mobile – 20 credits
  • Specialist Research and Analysis – 10 credits
  • Major Project – 50 credits
  • Transnational Professional Development – 10 credits

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