International Journalism  MA

Application Deadline

We are still accepting applications for the course starting in September 2012. We will close admissions when the course is full, so please apply as soon as possible.

You can apply either in hard copy by post or online. Please follow the instructions below carefully:

• It is your responsibility to ensure references and other required documents are submitted to the University on your behalf
• All supporting documents (degree transcripts, samples of journalistic writing etc.) must be translated into English.
  Please note: Degree transcripts must be officially translated.
• Places are strictly limited and we strongly recommend that you apply as early as possible, as applications will close when the course is full.

Application material

To apply for the course, please submit the following:

1. One application form.
2. Two references
   We would like you to submit one academic and one journalism work-related reference.
   When you submit an online application form an automated reference request is sent to the referees' e-mail addresses that you have provided on your application form. Please check with your referee, as in some instances your referees may not receive this automated reference request. If this hapens, please download the reference form (pdf) and e-mail it to your referees. The reference forms that we provide are only available in PDF format. Please make your referees aware that if they choose to use the PDF reference form, they must be hand-written.
   
   Whether applying online or by post, please note that it is not compulsory for your referees to use the reference form we provide. References written on headed paper or those that have an institutional stamp are also accepted. If references are not written on headed paper they must be officially stamped. Please note that an institutional stamp (where applicable) and referee's signature are required. Please remind your referees to include your full name and the course you are applying for in their references.
   
   We encourage you to to contact your referees prior to submitting a postal or online application in order to secure references as early as possible.
   
   You can post your references with your application (or upload them with your online application). You can also arrange for your referees to forward them directly to us.
3. A copy of your degree transcript.
   We can accept either a good-quality scanned copy of your degree transcript or an original. If you are an overseas student and will be applying for a student visa, please retain your original final degree transcript and e-mail the University a good-quality scan instead. This is because you will need to supply the original to the UK Border Agency as part of your student visa application at a later stage.
   
   If you are admitted as a City student, you will need to bring the original document with you during enrolment week. We are unable to return original documents. If you have not completed your degree please indicate your date of graduation in the 'Higher Education' section of the application form. You can submit an application without your degree transcript.
4. The following two articles:
   Article 1: explain in not more than 200 words why you want to come on our course and what you expect to gain from it. (This replaces the "Statement in Support of Application" requested in the application form.)
   
   If you wish you may read your 200-word script onto a non-returnable CD or DVD. (This can be posted to the Journalism Department separately where it will be collated with your downloaded application form).
   
   Article 2: interview someone interesting in your local area. Based on this interview write a 250-word feature article. (Online applicants should save this as a separate document and upload as part of your online application or type on a separate sheet and enclose with your postal application).
   
   You may if you wish record not more than 5 minutes of the interview onto a non-returnable CD or DVD (This can be posted to the Journalism Department separately where it will be collated with your downloaded application form.) Please ensure your name is on any separate submissions.
5. Details of your work experience in journalism.
   Applicants should be able to demonstrate commitment to journalism through relevant work experience. Either include these details on a separate sheet with your postal application, or copy and paste them into the "Statement in support of your application" section of the online application form (no word limit)
6. Please submit no more than three examples of work done in a journalistic style (published or unpublished), either in printed format or on a non-returnable CD or DVD.
   
   Either include these with your postal application, or copy and paste the articles/web links into the "Statement in Support of Application" section or upload as separate documents as part of the online application.
   
   Unless otherwise stated you MUST submit all of the above documents with your application (uploaded as part of your online application or enclosed with your postal application) in order to be considered for a place on the International Journalism MA. We cannot process your application without these supporting documents.
   
   For those candidates submitting postal applications, please include a checklist of the above documents you have enclosed to support your application.

Application forms

• Apply online for the MA in International Journalism 

• Download a PDF version of the application form (pdf)
• Download a PDF version of the reference form (pdf) 

Return address

Please return your application form and/or supporting documents, marked "MA International Journalism" to: Graduate School of Journalism, City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK.

Application response time

You should expect to receive a written response to your application within six weeks of your application being assessed. Your application will not be assessed by the course director unless it is complete with all the requested application materials listed above.

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