12 monthsProgramme duration
21,430 GBPTuition Fee/year
30 Jun, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Journalism
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Edinburgh Napier University is home to the longest established Journalism degree in Scotland. Our MA Journalism is a dynamic course that’s closely linked to the industry, combining the latest in digital journalism with traditional methods on multimedia platforms in our newsroom, TV and radio studios.
You will learn through practical experience in our newsrooms and we also support you in getting your work published and broadcast.
Recent graduates have gone on to work for media organisations such as the BBC, ITN, STV and across the newspaper and publishing industry as well as public relations, marketing and corporate communications.
If you have a passion for news and an interest in media, along with an instinct to find and produce stories across different platforms: We will teach you to develop skills to make sense of the 24-7 online news schedules, while reporting a story accurately with honesty, integrity and creativity.
Our broadcast studios and multimedia newsrooms provide an industry setting for you to experience journalism first-hand. You’ll gain a firm understanding of media law, ethics and regulations. Furthermore, you will develop your analytical and critical skills to hone your writing, communication and research techniques.
You'll also benefit from studying in Edinburgh, the political, legal, cultural and economic capital of Scotland and recently celebrated as the UK’s leading tech hub. This gives ENU unlimited access to accommodate guest lectures and work placements to help you develop industry contacts and give you the opportunity to work in publishing/broadcasting before you graduate.
We've used our 40 years’ experience of teaching journalism to shape this degree into one of the most modern courses available. Our curriculum is developed with employers, industry contacts and our teaching staff who have extensive experience as practitioners.
We have a record of close links with BBC Scotland and STV, Bauer media and The Scotsman publications.
Our Subjects include:
• TV & Multimedia News • News Writing – Online & Long Form • Radio News & Podcast commentary • Media Law, Court & Crime reports & Commentary • Magazine publishing: Digital – Investigative – Long Form • Global Current Affairs – critical analysis and theory • Major Project – in-depth journalism
You will learn through practical experience in our newsrooms and we also support you in getting your work published and broadcast.
Recent graduates have gone on to work for media organisations such as the BBC, ITN, STV and across the newspaper and publishing industry as well as public relations, marketing and corporate communications.
If you have a passion for news and an interest in media, along with an instinct to find and produce stories across different platforms: We will teach you to develop skills to make sense of the 24-7 online news schedules, while reporting a story accurately with honesty, integrity and creativity.
Our broadcast studios and multimedia newsrooms provide an industry setting for you to experience journalism first-hand. You’ll gain a firm understanding of media law, ethics and regulations. Furthermore, you will develop your analytical and critical skills to hone your writing, communication and research techniques.
You'll also benefit from studying in Edinburgh, the political, legal, cultural and economic capital of Scotland and recently celebrated as the UK’s leading tech hub. This gives ENU unlimited access to accommodate guest lectures and work placements to help you develop industry contacts and give you the opportunity to work in publishing/broadcasting before you graduate.
We've used our 40 years’ experience of teaching journalism to shape this degree into one of the most modern courses available. Our curriculum is developed with employers, industry contacts and our teaching staff who have extensive experience as practitioners.
We have a record of close links with BBC Scotland and STV, Bauer media and The Scotsman publications.
Our Subjects include:
• TV & Multimedia News • News Writing – Online & Long Form • Radio News & Podcast commentary • Media Law, Court & Crime reports & Commentary • Magazine publishing: Digital – Investigative – Long Form • Global Current Affairs – critical analysis and theory • Major Project – in-depth journalism
Programme overview
Main Subject
Journalism
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Edinburgh Napier University is home to the longest established Journalism degree in Scotland. Our MA Journalism is a dynamic course that’s closely linked to the industry, combining the latest in digital journalism with traditional methods on multimedia platforms in our newsroom, TV and radio studios.
You will learn through practical experience in our newsrooms and we also support you in getting your work published and broadcast.
Recent graduates have gone on to work for media organisations such as the BBC, ITN, STV and across the newspaper and publishing industry as well as public relations, marketing and corporate communications.
If you have a passion for news and an interest in media, along with an instinct to find and produce stories across different platforms: We will teach you to develop skills to make sense of the 24-7 online news schedules, while reporting a story accurately with honesty, integrity and creativity.
Our broadcast studios and multimedia newsrooms provide an industry setting for you to experience journalism first-hand. You’ll gain a firm understanding of media law, ethics and regulations. Furthermore, you will develop your analytical and critical skills to hone your writing, communication and research techniques.
You'll also benefit from studying in Edinburgh, the political, legal, cultural and economic capital of Scotland and recently celebrated as the UK’s leading tech hub. This gives ENU unlimited access to accommodate guest lectures and work placements to help you develop industry contacts and give you the opportunity to work in publishing/broadcasting before you graduate.
We've used our 40 years’ experience of teaching journalism to shape this degree into one of the most modern courses available. Our curriculum is developed with employers, industry contacts and our teaching staff who have extensive experience as practitioners.
We have a record of close links with BBC Scotland and STV, Bauer media and The Scotsman publications.
Our Subjects include:
• TV & Multimedia News • News Writing – Online & Long Form • Radio News & Podcast commentary • Media Law, Court & Crime reports & Commentary • Magazine publishing: Digital – Investigative – Long Form • Global Current Affairs – critical analysis and theory • Major Project – in-depth journalism
You will learn through practical experience in our newsrooms and we also support you in getting your work published and broadcast.
Recent graduates have gone on to work for media organisations such as the BBC, ITN, STV and across the newspaper and publishing industry as well as public relations, marketing and corporate communications.
If you have a passion for news and an interest in media, along with an instinct to find and produce stories across different platforms: We will teach you to develop skills to make sense of the 24-7 online news schedules, while reporting a story accurately with honesty, integrity and creativity.
Our broadcast studios and multimedia newsrooms provide an industry setting for you to experience journalism first-hand. You’ll gain a firm understanding of media law, ethics and regulations. Furthermore, you will develop your analytical and critical skills to hone your writing, communication and research techniques.
You'll also benefit from studying in Edinburgh, the political, legal, cultural and economic capital of Scotland and recently celebrated as the UK’s leading tech hub. This gives ENU unlimited access to accommodate guest lectures and work placements to help you develop industry contacts and give you the opportunity to work in publishing/broadcasting before you graduate.
We've used our 40 years’ experience of teaching journalism to shape this degree into one of the most modern courses available. Our curriculum is developed with employers, industry contacts and our teaching staff who have extensive experience as practitioners.
We have a record of close links with BBC Scotland and STV, Bauer media and The Scotsman publications.
Our Subjects include:
• TV & Multimedia News • News Writing – Online & Long Form • Radio News & Podcast commentary • Media Law, Court & Crime reports & Commentary • Magazine publishing: Digital – Investigative – Long Form • Global Current Affairs – critical analysis and theory • Major Project – in-depth journalism
Admission Requirements
3.3+
6+
4+
56+
169+
30 Jun 2026
1 Year
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
9,160 GBP
International
21,430 GBP
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