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MA Journalism: Arts and Lifestyle Journalism

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What will I learn?

The MA Journalism: Arts and Lifestyle Journalism pathway supports you to explore creative disciplines and popular culture in areas such as art, food, fashion, music, photography, film and travel. You’ll learn how to tell stories about societal changes that reflect the ways in which we live, work and perceive ourselves.

Course overview

MA Journalism: Arts and Lifestyle Journalism is a multimedia course with a strong industry focus that supports you to develop solid multiplatform journalism skills.

You’ll explore journalism about creative disciplines and popular culture in areas such as?art,?food, fashion,?music, photography,?film and travel.

You’ll?learn how to?tell stories about societal changes that reflect the ways in which we live, work and perceive ourselves.

What to expect

Guided by tutors with professional and multi-platform experience gained at national newspapers, digital channels and broadcasters such as the BBC and Sky, you'll develop key, practical journalistic skills, and learn how to apply them to your particular area of interest.

You'll receive specific teaching in your chosen pathway, but you’ll come together as a larger group at key moments in the course – for example, to work collaboratively with other students on our Artefact multiplatform brand comprising a print magazine, website, social media channels and an audio/visual platform.

You’ll produce an individual, substantial piece or portfolio of journalism in a medium or media of your choice.

With a commitment to practice as a basis for developing skills, our MA Journalism course reflects the contemporary environment of multi-platform journalism. Whichever pathway you choose to study, you’ll be supported to produce work in a range of styles and genres while building your employability.

Which department am I in?

Journalism

Study options

Full Time (15 months)

Tuition fees
£28,570.00 (US$ 37,032) per year
The mentioned fee is for 2024/25 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2025/26 entry. Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students on courses lasting more than one year. For this course, you can pay tuition fees in instalments.

This is a fixed fee

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

Start date

22 September 2025

Venue

London College of Communication

Elephant & Castle,

London,

Southwark,

SE1 6SB, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Students would have achieved an Honours degree (preferably a 2:1), or equivalent professional qualifications with a minimum of three years relevant professional experience. IELTS 7.0 (or equivalent) is required, with 6.0 in each of the four skills. TOEFL IBT overall score 100 with minimum listening - 20, reading - 20, writing - 20, speaking - 20.

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

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About University of the Arts London

University of the Arts London has ranked second in the world in Art and Design for the fifth year in a row in the 2023 QS World University Rankings

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