Investigative Journalism MA 12 months Postgraduate Program By City St George's, University of London (formally City) |Top Universities
Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

25,650 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

JournalismMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Journalism

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Build the vital skills in research and reporting that are needed to form robust investigations with the power to change lives and society. Our pioneering Investigative Journalism MA is an intensely challenging programme that focuses on the practical investigative abilities you'll need to succeed.


You will learn how to investigate and communicate across different journalistic platforms. You will develop a range of skills, including how to write clean news copy for print and online platforms, and how to self-shoot, record and produce engaging short films and podcasts.


We will teach you how to investigate using open and closed sources, open-source intelligence, data journalistic techniques, access to information laws, financial investigative journalistic techniques, and interviewing (including how to deal ethically and legally with vulnerable people). We will also teach you the basics of ethical undercover work.


You will become confident in dealing with legal and ethical difficulties, ensuring that your investigations are professional, powerful and safe.

Program overview

Main Subject

Journalism

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Build the vital skills in research and reporting that are needed to form robust investigations with the power to change lives and society. Our pioneering Investigative Journalism MA is an intensely challenging programme that focuses on the practical investigative abilities you'll need to succeed.


You will learn how to investigate and communicate across different journalistic platforms. You will develop a range of skills, including how to write clean news copy for print and online platforms, and how to self-shoot, record and produce engaging short films and podcasts.


We will teach you how to investigate using open and closed sources, open-source intelligence, data journalistic techniques, access to information laws, financial investigative journalistic techniques, and interviewing (including how to deal ethically and legally with vulnerable people). We will also teach you the basics of ethical undercover work.


You will become confident in dealing with legal and ethical difficulties, ensuring that your investigations are professional, powerful and safe.

Admission Requirements

7+
  • You should hold an upper second class honours degree or the equivalent from an international institution.
  • Alongside your application we ask for a 250 word article, which should be a write up of an interview you conducted with someone interesting in your local area.
  • You must be able to demonstrate commitment to journalism through relevant work experience, including regional newspapers, magazines, online, broadcast or student journalism. You don't need a set number of weeks of work experience, but we advise you to get as much as possible, both before and after submitting your application.

12 Months
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
12,500 GBP
International
25,650 GBP

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