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Journalism (Taught)

  • 5 Study options
  • Postgraduate
Penrhyn Road Campus
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2026-20272027-2028
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Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • Kingston is the only university in London to offer the NCTJ diploma alongside an MA news journalism degree. The diploma, highly regarded by employers, is a passport to a wide range of journalism jobs.

  • 93% of our Class of 2021 are in journalism and related careers, at employers including Sky News, the Daily Express and LBC.

  • This is a very hands-on course with field trips to places, including the BBC and the Houses of Parliament to help prepare you to work as a journalist.

About this course
This course offers professional skills such as news and feature writing, the latest digital techniques, broadcast journalism, media law and shorthand. You will be taught by practising journalists and have access to a newsroom with industry-standard software. Working for a live news website, the Kingston Courier, you will produce and edit multimedia content on everything from news to sports. You will also design and produce a newspaper supplement.

Example modules

  • Journalism in Context: Law, Ethics and the Industry

  • Broadcast Journalism

  • Feature Writing

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Modules

Course Modules

Example modules: Journalism in Context: Law, Ethics and the Industry; Broadcast Journalism; Feature Writing. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • The National Council for the Training of Journalists

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Penrhyn Road Campus

Study options

  • MA • Full-Time • 1 Years
  • Postgraduate Diploma • Full-Time • 1 Years
  • MA • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 2 Years
  • MA • Part-Time • 2 Years
  • Postgraduate Diploma • Part-Time • 2 Years

Start dates

Entry requirements

We normally expect candidates to have:

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

Applicants who meet entry criteria will be short-listed for a required interview and test accordingly.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Our September 2027 postgraduate tuition fees are currently under review. You can view our current cycle fees via the link provided, which will give an indication of expected pricing for the next intake.

Please note that any offer letter issued will confirm the final tuition fee for your chosen course.

We recommend checking this page regularly for the most up-to-date information.

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