This could be a TV or radio documentary or a digital project.

Unlike many other journalism MAs, you can undertake an extensive practical Final Project. The course is taught over two semesters, and for the Master’s students is followed by the largely self-directed final project in the summer. You'll have the chance to air your work on Smoke Radio, the University's multi-award-winning internet radio station, or post items onto the MA's own news site, Westminster World. Most of your assessed coursework will be 'real' journalism assignments and you will take part in a number of mock news days.Īs well as regular classes taught by experienced journalists on our staff, we also invite other media professionals as guest speakers or to critique student work.

There is a strong emphasis on learning through 'hands-on' practice, in small class groups. Our teaching staff are highly experienced journalism professionals, and our graduates have gone on to work with a variety of leading media organisations including BBC TV and Radio, BBC News Online, CNN, ITN, Russia Today, Al Jazeera, the Financial Times, Rolling Stone, and Cosmopolitan magazine and many other media houses in Britain and around the world. Our students regularly win BJTC awards, and the course has been awarded the BJTC award for excellence in teaching. This MA has been accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC), which means we provide industry-backed journalism training for online, TV and radio. We assist students to get work placements during the course, provide career advice, arrange media networking events and keep in close contact with potential employers. Whether your passion is current affairs, arts and culture, investigative features, travel, fashion, sport – or you are still deciding, our aim is to help you to find your first job in journalism. These practical skills are underpinned with training in media law, ethics and regulation. Besides writing, the course emphasises contemporary digital skills that will place you in high demand in an ever-changing world of content creation and distribution. You'll learn to master a broad variety of media formats from writing and reporting to social media and video. This course offers a hands-on curriculum that allows you to develop your core journalistic skills in print, online and social media management.

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