MA Multimedia Journalism (Print & Online)

The Full Time Multimedia Journalism (Print & Online) MA at Westminster University is a cutting-edge course designed to provide comprehensive training in journalism. With a strong focus on digital media, this course combines practical skills training in news gathering, reporting, feature writing and online journalism, with a grounding in media law, public affairs and journalism theory.Course Content: The course content is structured around a sequence of practical assignments, culminating in your choice of a print or online project in the final stage of the course. Core modules include the principles of reporting and writing for different platforms, producing a patch news story, reviewing, blogging, web design and creation, public affairs, media law, feature writing and making a ratified independent learning project (your final MA project).Key Modules: Key modules covered in this course include news and feature writing, multimedia skills, specialist journalism (science and technology, crime and social justice) and the final project, an independent piece of investigative journalism or academic dissertation.Accreditations: MA Multimedia Journalism (Print & Online) is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) which means it provides industry-backed journalism training for online, TV & radio.Future Careers: This highly practical course prepares graduates for a career in multimedia journalism, with graduates from this course going into a variety of careers, including as reporters or feature writers for newspapers, magazines, and online news outlets.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.