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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Goldsmiths Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
21-SEP-26
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Duration
1 Year
Course summary
With an industry-informed curriculum, this future-focused MA combines computing and media and communications to reflect digital journalism at its most current.Imagine getting your work recognised by the inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee, having your project featured in the The New York Times, or winning the Guardian’s student digital journalist awards. These are the kinds of things that happen on this dynamic programme.Study in one of the top Media, Communications and Cultural Studies departments. We are ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 4th in the UK in the 2025 QS World Rankings for Communication & Media Studies. Develop a strong set of core digital journalism skills. The programme is evenly split between computing and media and communications, which means you get a holistic MA. You’ll study the foundations of digital journalism and practise it in its most current forms.From social media to AI, the questions we ask are informed by an industry panel featuring the heads of digital at organisations including The Guardian, the Financial Times, and the BBC. We want to define the transformative nature of digital journalism, so we explore critical and entrepreneurial approaches.You’ll study multimedia, interactive and mobile journalism, data-led investigations and digital reporting. You’ll learn coding and data analysis techniques and produce stories utilising visualisation and web tools.You’ll gain specialist skills such as OSINT, verification, generative AI, machine learning, language models and social media analysis.We have pioneered the teaching of mobile journalism (MoJo) and the latest investigative techniques in the UK.
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University information
Goldsmiths, University of London
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University League Table
61st
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Campus address
Goldsmiths Campus, New Cross, London, London, Greater London, SE14 6NW, United Kingdom
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
46th out of 92 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 198113 57%53rd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10069.0 69%26th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.90 72%88th
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