Accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) for over a decade, this Journalism PgDip/MA course will equip you for a career in journalism by offering the industry's most sought-after qualification alongside your PgDip or masters degree. It combines professional training and academic study with the skills you will need to succeed in this intensely competitive industry.
As well as being the
only
London university to offer an NCTJ diploma alongside a news journalism MA, Kingston University was ranked No.3 in London for Journalism and Publishing in the Guardian University Guide 2022.
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".
This course offers professional skills such as news and feature writing, the latest digital techniques, broadcast journalism, media law, and shorthand.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- 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 jobs.
- This is a fast-paced, exciting, and very practical course. While you will be taught theory and context, this is above all a professional preparation master's degree, getting you ready for the workplace. You will be reporting, writing, filming, interviewing, editing, and publishing your journalism right from the start, enabling you to build the wide range of skills needed to thrive in the industry.
- 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.