What will I learn?

The only London university to offer an NCTJ diploma alongside a news journalism MA.Kingston's Journalism MA combines professional training and academic study with the skills you will need to succeed in this intensely competitive industry. We also offer Broadcast Journalism, and Shorthand as elective options alongside the NCTJ core modules. In the last reaccreditation report from the NCTJ, it was noted that "this course... plays a valuable role in producing industry-ready early career journalists".The journalism department has:Two dedicated newsrooms with industry standard hardware and the most up-to-date Adobe CC Suite.A TV Studio equipped with industry-standard hardware and software. It has both a gallery (where decisions for broadcast are taken by the production team) and a studio (where the cameras, lighting, sets, actors/presenters and crew perform).Podcasting facilities and Rode podcasters.Dedicated Mobile reporter kits to borrow.A Rex/Shutterstock subscription.

Which department am I in?

Kingston University

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£21,500.00 (23,42,558) per year

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Penrhyn Road Campus

Penrhyn Road,

Kingston upon Thames,

Surrey,

KT1 2EE, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

The typical offer for this course is a 2:2 or above honours degree in an essay-writing subject, demonstrating high standards of literacy. Alternatively, evidence of substantial and demonstrable professional commitment to journalism will be considered.

Applicants with prior qualifications and learning may be exempt from appropriate parts of a course in accordance with the University's policy for the assessment of prior learning and prior experiential learning.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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