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City University, London

The Department of Journalism

Journalism at City University London has been offering postgraduate courses in journalism since 1976. Its record on getting graduates into the best jobs in journalism and broadcasting is exemplary, and the industry focus is intense.

It’s 4,000+ graduates form one of the strongest and most influential alumni networks in the media, both in the UK and internationally. City’s London location puts it right alongside the industry it serves and the courses here make full use of those unrivalled contacts and resources.

The teachers are drawn from among Britain’s leading journalists. Professor Stewart Purvis, former CEO of ITN, is Chair of Broadcast Journalism. Media commentator and former Fleet Street editor Professor Roy Greenslade is Chair of Journalism. Professor David Leigh of The Guardian is the Anthony Sampson Chair of Reporting.

Professional input is unparalleled and includes the expert opinions of ITN’s chief lawyer John Battle and Channel 4′s former chief of news and current affairs David Lloyd of the Financial Times.

City University London is advancing the study and practice of investigative journalism – it is host to the Centre for Investigative Journalism and launched an Investigative Journalism MA pathway in September 2008.

The renowned Postgraduate Diplomas in Broadcast Journalism, Newspaper Journalism, Magazine Journalism and Television Current Affairs Journalism are all now offered as Master’s qualifications alongside the MA in Publishing Studies. Creative Writing provision is expanding, with a new pathway in Non-fiction launched in 2008, drawing together our strengths in research, writing and reportage. In addition, an MA in Political Reporting continues City’s expansion of practice based education into related professional areas.

The department has one of the highest graduate employment rates in the country.

The Graduate School of Journalism is housed in new £12 million facilities, reinforcing the University’s position as Europe’s leading provider of journalism education. The new facilities were developed in consultation with leading industry contacts, and include a television and video programming studio, four radio studios, four audio-visual newsrooms, and four digital newsrooms.

For more details about the department please visit the Journalism Department

Exploring the City

City University was granted a royal charter in 1966, based on its reputation as a centre for professional education dating back to 1894. Founded to provide technical education for the science-based crafts and trades of Clerkenwell and Islington, the university has expanded into areas such as management and finance, informatics, health and social sciences, journalism and the performing arts.

The university is located in Islington, one of the liveliest of London’s “villages”. The shops, bars, restaurants, cinemas, music and comedy clubs combine to make this one of the most exciting places in London to be. Two international arts venues: Sadler’s Wells and the Almeida Theatre; celebrity residents and Arsenal Football Club share space with more down-to-earth high-street shops, banks and a street market. More information for students on accommodation and other practical matters is available here at the Student Centre.