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De Montfort University (DMU), MA, Journalism

 United Kingdom

Entry requirements

2.2 (Hons) degree in any discipline and a minimum of 1 weeks work experience in a professional newsroom; applicants are expected to demonstrate a commitment to a career in journalism perhaps through involvement in student newspapers and/or other experience in the media; applicants who show evidence of this at the initial application stage are invited to attend an assessment day at DMU which will include NCTJ entrance examinations in current affairs and the use of the English language and a panel interview; Master's students are also required to submit a satisfactory research proposal; exceptionally and where candidates meet the minimum entry standards of the NCTJ, applications are accepted from non-graduates (mature entrants with acceptable and relevant work experience); equivalent qualifications from other international systems receive the same consideration and applicants whose first language is not English should also have IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.

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Location

Leicester is at the heart of England with excellent transport links. It is just off the M1 and close to the main A1, with easy access to the north and south. The M69 and M6 are also close by and offer access to Birmingham, Wales and the south west. Leicester is just over an hour away from London St Pancras, and the Eurostar hub, meaning Paris is only four hours away by train. East Midlands Airport is 30 minutes away with regular flights to destinations across Europe.