12 monthsProgramme duration
25,320 GBPTuition Fee/year
31 Jul, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Journalism
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Developed in partnership with the Institute for Journalism and Social Change, the MA Global Journalism at SOAS addresses the emergent challenges and opportunities for journalism in a global and digital news paradigm.
In addition to the main pathway, there are three specialist pathways:
Our highly flexible course structure encompasses a mix of hybrid-taught modules and intensive 2-week ‘residency’ modules, including one taught at the Pathshala South Asia Media Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Online students from overseas pay the same fees as UK students and all online students are also eligible to study in Dhaka or in London for a 2-week period. Overseas online students who come to London for this can do so using the Standard Visitor visa route (not the Graduate route visa). For more information and guidance about the standard visitor route please visit our Visa section.
Our innovative approach to learning encompasses industry-facing experience inside the classroom. Students have the opportunity to work collaboratively on newsgathering projects assigned by our partner organisations including the Institute for Journalism and Social Change and Action on Armed Violence, both of whom have produced headline stories for publications including the Guardian, CNN and many others.
Our courses integrate history, theory and a future-leaning approach to critical journalism practice. They aim to kick-start and advance careers in the global news industry, with a focus on digital and multimedia journalism for global audiences.
Our course content as well as teaching methods are rooted in a conception of journalism’s potential to speak truth to power, and a concern for the different ways in which that is under threat: from disinformation to emergent forms of censorship and repression.
Our diverse range of modules also share a common orientation towards the Global South, championing decolonised and feminist approaches, and placing both the under-represented and the under-reported at the core of our curriculum.
Above all, you will have the opportunity to develop and hone a cross section of skillsets applicable to a wide range of career paths within journalism and beyond.
In addition to the main pathway, there are three specialist pathways:
- MA Global Data Journalism
- MA Investigative and Human Rights Journalism
- MA Documentary, Photojournalism and Global Justice
Our highly flexible course structure encompasses a mix of hybrid-taught modules and intensive 2-week ‘residency’ modules, including one taught at the Pathshala South Asia Media Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Online students from overseas pay the same fees as UK students and all online students are also eligible to study in Dhaka or in London for a 2-week period. Overseas online students who come to London for this can do so using the Standard Visitor visa route (not the Graduate route visa). For more information and guidance about the standard visitor route please visit our Visa section.
Our innovative approach to learning encompasses industry-facing experience inside the classroom. Students have the opportunity to work collaboratively on newsgathering projects assigned by our partner organisations including the Institute for Journalism and Social Change and Action on Armed Violence, both of whom have produced headline stories for publications including the Guardian, CNN and many others.
Our courses integrate history, theory and a future-leaning approach to critical journalism practice. They aim to kick-start and advance careers in the global news industry, with a focus on digital and multimedia journalism for global audiences.
Our course content as well as teaching methods are rooted in a conception of journalism’s potential to speak truth to power, and a concern for the different ways in which that is under threat: from disinformation to emergent forms of censorship and repression.
Our diverse range of modules also share a common orientation towards the Global South, championing decolonised and feminist approaches, and placing both the under-represented and the under-reported at the core of our curriculum.
Above all, you will have the opportunity to develop and hone a cross section of skillsets applicable to a wide range of career paths within journalism and beyond.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Journalism
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Developed in partnership with the Institute for Journalism and Social Change, the MA Global Journalism at SOAS addresses the emergent challenges and opportunities for journalism in a global and digital news paradigm.
In addition to the main pathway, there are three specialist pathways:
Our highly flexible course structure encompasses a mix of hybrid-taught modules and intensive 2-week ‘residency’ modules, including one taught at the Pathshala South Asia Media Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Online students from overseas pay the same fees as UK students and all online students are also eligible to study in Dhaka or in London for a 2-week period. Overseas online students who come to London for this can do so using the Standard Visitor visa route (not the Graduate route visa). For more information and guidance about the standard visitor route please visit our Visa section.
Our innovative approach to learning encompasses industry-facing experience inside the classroom. Students have the opportunity to work collaboratively on newsgathering projects assigned by our partner organisations including the Institute for Journalism and Social Change and Action on Armed Violence, both of whom have produced headline stories for publications including the Guardian, CNN and many others.
Our courses integrate history, theory and a future-leaning approach to critical journalism practice. They aim to kick-start and advance careers in the global news industry, with a focus on digital and multimedia journalism for global audiences.
Our course content as well as teaching methods are rooted in a conception of journalism’s potential to speak truth to power, and a concern for the different ways in which that is under threat: from disinformation to emergent forms of censorship and repression.
Our diverse range of modules also share a common orientation towards the Global South, championing decolonised and feminist approaches, and placing both the under-represented and the under-reported at the core of our curriculum.
Above all, you will have the opportunity to develop and hone a cross section of skillsets applicable to a wide range of career paths within journalism and beyond.
In addition to the main pathway, there are three specialist pathways:
- MA Global Data Journalism
- MA Investigative and Human Rights Journalism
- MA Documentary, Photojournalism and Global Justice
Our highly flexible course structure encompasses a mix of hybrid-taught modules and intensive 2-week ‘residency’ modules, including one taught at the Pathshala South Asia Media Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Online students from overseas pay the same fees as UK students and all online students are also eligible to study in Dhaka or in London for a 2-week period. Overseas online students who come to London for this can do so using the Standard Visitor visa route (not the Graduate route visa). For more information and guidance about the standard visitor route please visit our Visa section.
Our innovative approach to learning encompasses industry-facing experience inside the classroom. Students have the opportunity to work collaboratively on newsgathering projects assigned by our partner organisations including the Institute for Journalism and Social Change and Action on Armed Violence, both of whom have produced headline stories for publications including the Guardian, CNN and many others.
Our courses integrate history, theory and a future-leaning approach to critical journalism practice. They aim to kick-start and advance careers in the global news industry, with a focus on digital and multimedia journalism for global audiences.
Our course content as well as teaching methods are rooted in a conception of journalism’s potential to speak truth to power, and a concern for the different ways in which that is under threat: from disinformation to emergent forms of censorship and repression.
Our diverse range of modules also share a common orientation towards the Global South, championing decolonised and feminist approaches, and placing both the under-represented and the under-reported at the core of our curriculum.
Above all, you will have the opportunity to develop and hone a cross section of skillsets applicable to a wide range of career paths within journalism and beyond.
Admission Requirements
125+
65+
6.5+
5+
2.7+
We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher in a relevant subject.
In addition to degree classification in a relevant subject we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.
In addition to degree classification in a relevant subject we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.
31 Jul 2026
1 Year
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
12,965 GBP
International
25,320 GBP
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