MA Journalism: Arts and Lifestyle Journalism

University of the Arts London

The MA Journalism: Arts and Lifestyle Journalism pathway supports you to explore creative disciplines and popular culture in areas such as art, food, fashion, music, photography, film and travel. You’ll learn how to tell stories about societal changes that reflect the ways in which we live, work and perceive ourselves.

Course overview

MA Journalism: Arts and Lifestyle Journalism is a multimedia course with a strong industry focus that supports you to develop solid multiplatform journalism skills.

You’ll explore journalism about creative disciplines and popular culture in areas such as?art,?food, fashion,?music, photography,?film and travel.

You’ll?learn how to?tell stories about societal changes that reflect the ways in which we live, work and perceive ourselves.

What to expect

Guided by tutors with professional and multi-platform experience gained at national newspapers, digital channels and broadcasters such as the BBC and Sky, you'll develop key, practical journalistic skills, and learn how to apply them to your particular area of interest.

You'll receive specific teaching in your chosen pathway, but you’ll come together as a larger group at key moments in the course – for example, to work collaboratively with other students on our Artefact multiplatform brand comprising a print magazine, website, social media channels and an audio/visual platform.

You’ll produce an individual, substantial piece or portfolio of journalism in a medium or media of your choice.

With a commitment to practice as a basis for developing skills, our MA Journalism course reflects the contemporary environment of multi-platform journalism. Whichever pathway you choose to study, you’ll be supported to produce work in a range of styles and genres while building your employability.