The only London university to offer an NCTJ diploma alongside a news journalism MA.

Kingston 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 a dedicated newsroom, fully equipped with: 

  • dual-booting iMacs
  • professional newswires from Rex Images and the Press Association
  • 24-hour news channels
  • industry standard software, such as: 
    • Adobe InDesign
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Premiere Pro
MA, MA, PG Dip, PG Dip Award
September Start
Part-time, Full-time Study Mode
2 years Duration

Entry Requirements For This Course

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. Contact the faculty office for further information.

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