Journalism in Open Societies MA: What our students say

"Since finishing my Journalism MA at Kingston, I have managed to find a full-time job and, most importantly, feel confident in my role. The individual modules and courses were well designed to encapsulate the changing face of journalism, from working and producing content for online purposes to writing and designing pages for print. Learning shorthand has also been an invaluable skill. As part of the course, every student will learn the elements of law as it applies to journalists and also learn about local and central government.

"The course is set up to prepare you to enter the field of journalism and help will be provided to gain work experience and put you in touch with valuable contacts. Guest speakers visit every week and provide interesting insights into being a hack, both past and present. The tutors were acclaimed journalists and very approachable. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Kingston University."

"When I received my BA in History from Birmingham University I decided I would pursue a life-long ambition to become a journalist. Keen to study in London, I looked at various universities, but it was the course offered at Kingston that excited me the most. The future of journalism is online. Yet only Kingston placed enough emphasis on the development of web training.

"Launching Kingston's University online newspaper RiverOnline undoubtedly gave me a tremendous platform from which to develop as a journalist in the 21st century. It was brilliant for me and it taught me the skills I use day-to-day.

"During my course I was fortunate enough to get work experience with several media organisations such as The Daily Telegraph. After finishing two successful spells of work experience there, I was offered a full-time position on the TV desk. I now regularly write about TV, sport, music and film.

"Having grasped a good understanding of media law from my seminars at Kingston, I am also confident when subbing some of the Telegraph's more controversial writers. The tutors at Kingston were always zestful in their approach and supportive (from my initial application sent from my travels in Vietnam to finally providing me with the reference for the Telegraph). Most importantly, they always treated us more like colleagues and for that I am hugely grateful."