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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-09-01 | - |
| 2027-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Magazine Journalism MA
The Magazine Journalism MA course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in the magazine industry. This vocational course combines practical training in multimedia journalism with specialist industry knowledge and academic challenge.
About this Course
The course focuses on developing the skills to take an idea and turn it into a must-read piece of journalism, a great podcast, or compelling video content. Students will learn how to write and create content on the subjects they are passionate about, whether that means entertainment, politics, sport, fashion, literature, or another specialist area.
What You'll Study
This degree introduces students to the skills required to be a multiplatform journalist working in a converged and fully digital radio or television newsroom. The aim is to develop practical skills for broadcast news, current affairs, and factual programs with an awareness of and skills in digital, online journalism.
Module Information
The course includes the following core modules:
- Magazine Practice: The most important skill for a magazine journalist is writing. In this module, students learn how to write clearly, concisely, and creatively.
- Magazine Business and Innovation: This module explores how magazines work commercially and offers a chance to pitch a new brand idea to experts.
- Social Media and Audience Analytics: Students explore social media's impact on journalism and society through critical discourse.
- Media Law & Ethics: This module enters the world of media law to grasp its impact and scope.
- Magazine Project: This module brings together the hands-on skills, industry insights, and entrepreneurial thinking developed throughout the program.
Optional modules include:
- Podcasting Production
- Public Affairs for Journalists
- Data-driven Investigations
- Sport: Challenges and Controversy
Industry Recognition
This course is accredited by the Professional Publishers Association. NTU is also part of the BAFTA Albert education partnership, and all Journalism courses at NTU are recognized by the European Journalism Training Association.
Entry Requirements
UK Students
- Academic entry requirements: 2.1 honors degree and enthusiasm for, or experience of, journalism.
- Applicants with a 2.2 and substantial experience will be considered.
- All journalism applicants will be asked to submit a written piece as part of their application.
International Students
- Academic entry requirements: 2.1 honors degree and enthusiasm for, or experience of, journalism.
- We accept equivalent qualifications from all over the world.
- English language requirements: See the English language requirements page for requirements for your subject and information on alternative tests and Pre-sessional English.
Fees and Funding
UK Students
- Full-time: ｣10,300
- Part-time: ｣5,150
International Students
- Full-time: ｣18,300
- Part-time: ｣9,150
Careers and Employability
Graduates from this course have successful careers in organizations such as Bauer Media, Future Publishing, and Penguin Random House. They work in a wide range of roles, including journalists, content writers and managers, editorial assistants, and social marketing and media managers.
Campus and Facilities
The award-winning range of journalism courses are based in the Centre for Broadcasting & Journalism, centrally placed on the City Campus. This multi-million pound development includes one of the largest student newsrooms in the UK, a fully functioning TV studio with production facilities, and three radio studios.