Start dates: September 2025 / September 2026

Full time: MA: 12 months; PGDip: 8 months; PGCert: 4 months

Part time: MA: 24 months, PGDip: 3 semesters, PGCert: 2 semesters

Location: Headington

School(s): School of Arts

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Overview

What does it mean to be a journalist in today’s world? What does the future of news look like?

Our MA Journalism will equip you with skills in multiplatform journalism and authorship of news and features to non-fiction and branded content that will future-proof your career. You’ll develop industry-standard expertise in digital and multiplatform news and features production, and you'll study evolving models of journalism including data analysis, crowdsourcing, and mobile journalism.

As part of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing (OICP), we enjoy great international standing and many of our graduates go on to work globally. We’re also supported by 2 industry advisory boards, made up of high-profile figures from the BBC, Substack, Condé Nast, Telegraph Media Group, Google, and more.

By the end of the course, you’ll have developed an exciting portfolio of journalism in different media formats to showcase your skills, and you’ll have built key contacts to help kick-start your career, as well as secure an NCTJ Diploma in Journalism alongside your master’s. 

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Why Oxford Brookes University?

  • Top ranking
    Oxford Brookes is ranked Number 1 in the UK for journalism in the Guardian league table 2024.
  • Multimedia resources
    You’ll be given an individual Adobe Creative cloud licence to help you create videos, podcasts and websites and print layouts. As well as access to a dedicated podcast recording studio and MAC suite, and a new, state of the art TV studio.
  • Taught by journalists
    Gain insights from our team who’ve all worked in the industry. And take part in our Live News Days where you’ll gain experience of a simulated newsroom environment.
  • Stunning location
    You’ll be studying in the beautiful city of Oxford, home to many media professionals, publishers and companies. A great opportunity to make contacts for the future.
  • Practical experience
    Get inside access by visiting newsrooms, media company HQs, and media summits. And get involved with our student magazine, Hybrid, to put your skills to work.
  • Accreditation(s)

    Accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)

    • National Council for the Training of Journalists NCTJ

Course details

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Study modules

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Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from those shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.

Research

Your study is grounded in up-to-date knowledge of the media, taught by experienced professionals, researchers, and scholars in their fields.

The curriculum develops from a foundation of theory and skills, from multimedia to media law, and towards a focus on strands of journalism and authorship.

The programme offers a local, national and international context for your studies, alongside an understanding of the cultural importance of the media.

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Careers

Our MA Journalism equips you for many different paths in the industry so you may become a:
  • features writer
  • video journalist
  • broadcast journalist
  • news editor 
  • producer.
Journalism, however, is in high demand across many different brands, organisations and platforms. Our course gives you a broad skill set to pivot into other creative businesses.

While many of our graduates become journalists, others have gone on to successful careers in:
  • public relations
  • content marketing
  • humanitarian journalism for charities or NGOs.
Employers value the fact that our MA course is practice-focused and covers new technologies, which means our graduates find jobs quickly with higher salaries. Our Careers Networking Day offers you the opportunity to meet leading journalists and media professionals and make career-enhancing connections.

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Our Staff

Alexandra Shakespeare

Working with retail brands and newsstand publications to create compelling content for a variety of audiences, Alexandra is expert at both crafting copy and strategising editorial concepts.

Read more about Alexandra

Entry requirements

How to apply

Application process

Tuition fees

Please see the fees note
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Questions about fees?

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Tuition fees

2024 / 25
Home (UK) full time
MA £9,750; Diploma £8,750; Certificate £4,875

Home (UK) part time
£4,875

International full time
£17,150

2025 / 26
Home (UK) full time
Masters £10,250; Diploma £9,250; Certificate £5,125

Home (UK) part time
£5,125

International full time
£17,950

Questions about fees?

Contact Student Finance on:

+44 (0)1865 534400

financefees@brookes.ac.uk

The full-time fees quoted are for the taught Year 1. Fees will be charged for the placement year in Year 2 and are available on request from finance-fees@brookes.ac.uk.

The following factors will be taken into account by the University when it is setting the annual fees: inflationary measures such as the retail price indices, projected increases in University costs, changes in the level of funding received from Government sources, admissions statistics and access considerations including the availability of student support. 

How and when to pay

Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.

  • For information on payment methods please see our Make a Payment page.
  • For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page

Additional costs

Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.

Funding your studies

Financial support and scholarships

Featured funding opportunities available for this course.

Applicants who hold an offer for this course can apply for the NCTJ Journalism Diversity Fund. Applications for the academic year 2023/24 are currently open and the deadline to apply is Wednesday 3 May 2023 at 5pm. To find out more about the bursary and eligibility, visit the NCTJ Journalism Diversity Fund website.   

All financial support and scholarships

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Programme changes:
On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website. For more information, please visit our changes to programmes page.