Program Overview

MA Journalism

Overview

Edinburgh Napier University is home to the longest established Journalism programme in Scotland. Voted No. 1 among UK universities by The Guardian for 2022. Our MA journalism programme offers a dynamic course that’s closely linked to the industry, combining the latest digital journalism with traditional methods on multimedia platforms in our newsroom, TV and radio studios.

Mode of Study:

• Full-time (available as Part-time)

Duration:

• 1 year

Start date:

• September

Entry Requirements

• The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at a 2:1 or above in any discipline.
• We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient relevant work experience.

English Language

• If your first language isn't English, you'll normally need to undertake an approved English language test. The English Language requirements for this programme are IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 6.5 with no individual component score of less than 6.0.

International Students

• We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.

Admissions Policies

• We’re committed to admitting students who have the potential to succeed and benefit from our programmes of study.

Fees & Funding

• Tuition fees for 2024/25:
  • Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: £8,715
  • Overseas and EU: £20,395
• Tuition fees are subject to an annual review and may increase from one year to the next.

Careers

• Reporter
• Commentator
• News Editor
• Digital Editor
• Feature writer
• Political correspondent
• Producer for broadcast and online

Modules

• Journalism Major Project (JAC11137)
• Journalism, Information and Society (JAC11131)
• Magazine Production (JAC11139)
• Media Law and Regulation (JAC11138)
• News Writing (JAC11119)
• Radio Bulletins (JAC11135)
• TV and Multimedia News (JAC11133)

Disclaimer

• Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.