Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh Napier University

Sighthill Campus Sighthill Court Edinburgh EH11 4BN Edinburgh, United Kingdom Visit web page

Journalism

Study detals

: Master's degree : MA (Hons) Journalism : Full time : 12 Month

Requirements

English language requirements

IELTS Academic

  • Overall 6.5
  • Writing 6.0
  • Listening 5.5
  • Reading 5.5
  • Speaking 6.0

We also accept other English language qualifications. (TOEFEL iBT, Trinity ISE, LANGUAGECERT Academic..)

Don’t meet the English language requirements?

Pre-sessional English for international students. If you hold a conditional offer and have not yet met the English entry requirements for a degree course at the University, we can help you with our pre-sessional English courses.

Speciality

Pathways Available: Pre-Master's

Additional information

Degree Overview

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.