MA Multimedia Journalism
Course Overview
The MA Multimedia Journalism at the London School of Journalism, Humanities & Modern Languages (LSJHML) is a one-year UK postgraduate degree for graduates and working journalists ready to specialise across the full surface of contemporary newsroom output — written copy, photojournalism, social-platform video, podcast and visual longform. You will publish across all forms from week one, build a substantial graduating multi-platform portfolio assessed against contemporary UK newsroom standards, and complete a 12,000–15,000 word dissertation on a multimedia journalism question of your choice.
The MA Multimedia Journalism assumes you can already report a story. It exists to take you from competent journalist to confident multi-platform practitioner — the kind a contemporary digital newsroom wants for daily filing and a magazine wants for sustained projects.
Key Features
- Weekly multi-platform publication cycle at master's intensity — file and publish across written, video, social and audio every week.
- Specialist track in social-first video, photojournalism, podcast or longform digital.
- Visual journalism module — data visualisation, infographics, longform multimedia construction.
- Industry-led masterclasses with senior multimedia journalists across UK national titles, broadcasters and social-first publishers.
- Media law at postgraduate depth — defamation, contempt, privacy, harassment, data protection.
- 12,000–15,000 word dissertation on a multimedia journalism question, supervised across the year.
What You Will Learn
The MA Multimedia Journalism is structured around the daily and weekly rhythm of a contemporary multi-platform newsroom. You graduate able to walk into a national or major regional digital newsroom and contribute across formats at master's-level standard.
- News reporting and writing at postgraduate intensity.
- Online and longform writing — structure, web headlines, multimedia integration.
- Photojournalism — composition, mobile-first newsroom photography, image ethics.
- Video journalism — short-form, vertical, social-first, captioned for mute.
- Podcast production — interview, structure, editing, distribution.
- Social-first storytelling — Reels, TikTok, Shorts, threads, the difference between viral and credible.
- Data visualisation — chart and graphic construction, data ethics.
- Multi-platform commissioning — sequencing publication across platforms.
- Media law at postgraduate depth — defamation, contempt, privacy, harassment, data protection.
- Research methods and dissertation work.
Who This MA Is For
- Bachelor's graduates in journalism or related subjects moving into multimedia specialism.
- Working print, online or broadcast reporters pivoting into multi-platform digital newsrooms.
- Photographers, video makers and content creators bringing platform fluency that needs editorial discipline alongside it.
- International journalists with strong existing credentials needing a UK master's to enter the local digital newsroom market.
Career Pathways
The UK digital journalism market is a substantial postgraduate employer across national title digital teams, regional digital newsrooms, social-first publishers, podcast networks and specialist verticals. MA graduates typically progress into multi-platform reporter, producer or specialist roles. Typical destinations include:
- Multimedia Reporter (senior — national title digital desk, social-first publisher)
- Print Sub-Editor (senior — national title, magazine, regional newspaper)
- Social Newsroom Producer (BBC, ITN, national title social team)
- Visual Journalist (senior — data visualisation, longform multimedia)
- Content Editor (specialist vertical, branded content team)
- Digital Video Journalist (newspaper video desk, news podcast network)
The MA also serves as a launchpad for doctoral research in journalism studies or for senior editorial-leadership roles in digital newsrooms.
Entry Requirements
- A UK 2:2 honours degree (or international equivalent) in a related subject, OR a 2:2 in any subject with two years of relevant professional experience.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Personal statement (max 1 page) outlining your motivation, relevant experience and intended specialism.
- Two academic or professional references.
- Applicants without a related undergraduate degree may be considered with significant industry experience and a portfolio sample.
Why Study at LSJHML
The London School of Journalism, Humanities & Modern Languages is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London. Our programmes are designed in dialogue with working professionals — journalists, translators, civil servants, academics, broadcasters, editors, publishers and policy researchers — so what you learn in seminar on Monday is what your future employer is using on Tuesday. We deliberately keep cohorts small, give every student named tutor support, and treat employability as a structural part of every programme rather than an optional add-on.
London is the work — politics, courts, capital markets, theatre, broadcasting, publishing, public service, the global press. Your studies are taught in the same square mile where the stories you read about happen. Whether you join us on-campus, online or by distance learning, the city is your classroom and our industry network is your launchpad.
Apply for the MA Multimedia Journalism
Apply now — admissions are open year-round with September and January intakes. Scholarship review is automatic.
