Journalism

Edinburgh Napier University
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Digital media, production, and technologyPR and communicationsJournalism

About this course

Edinburgh Napier University is home to the longest established Journalism programme in Scotland. Voted No. 1 among UK universities by The Guardian for 2022.

Our MA journalism programme offers a dynamic course that’s closely linked to the industry, combining the latest digital journalism with traditional methods on multimedia platforms in our newsroom, TV and radio studios.

You will learn to develop a range of practical skills along with reporting and production expertise for TV-video, online, radio-podcast, social media, newspapers, magazines and more. We also support and encourage students to start publishing and broadcasting their own work during the course.

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.

To ensure there is sufficient time to process your application, we encourage you to submit your application by 31st August.

Any queries contact programme leader Simon Pia - S.Pia@napier.ac.uk

Please visit our website for course and further details.

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MA

Location: Edinburgh

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MA

Location: Edinburgh

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

3412 Authors, writers and translators
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
2492 Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters
2491 Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors
2493 Public relations professionals

Course Details

Qualification
MA
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Edinburgh
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Digital media, production, and technology, PR and communications, Journalism