Digital Journalism (Taught)

With an industry-informed curriculum, this future-focused MA/MSc combines computing and media and communications to reflect digital journalism at its most current.

• Imagine getting your work recognised by the inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee, having your project featured in the The New York Times, or winning the Guardian’s student digital journalist awards. These are the kinds of things that happen on this dynamic programme.

• Study in one of the top Media, Communications and Cultural Studies departments. We are ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 4th in the UK in the 2025 QS World Rankings for Communication & Media Studies.

• Develop a strong set of core digital journalism skills. The programme is evenly split between computing and media and communications, which means you get a holistic MA. You’ll study the foundations of digital journalism and practise it in its most current forms.

• From social media to AI, the questions we ask are informed by an industry panel featuring the heads of digital at organisations including  The Guardian, the Financial Times, and the BBC. We want to define the transformative nature of digital journalism, so we explore critical and entrepreneurial approaches.

• You’ll study multimedia, interactive and mobile journalism, data-led investigations and digital reporting. You’ll learn coding and data analysis techniques and produce stories utilising visualisation and web tools.

• You’ll gain specialist skills such as OSINT, verification, generative AI, machine learning, language models and social media analysis.

• We have pioneered the teaching of mobile journalism (MoJo) and the latest investigative techniques in the UK.

• Specialise in your own area of interest in your final project – it could be anything from an interactive website to a multimedia video production. We’ll provide you with the support and digital tools you need to succeed.

• You’ll graduate with core skills in news writing, video and computational techniques as well as some amazing industry contacts.

• Our Journalism degrees offer intensive training in the key practical and contextual skills to create critically aware, thinking journalists for the digital world. You’ll be taught by world-renowned experts and join a cohort of inspiring, like-minded individuals.