The Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism is a one-year full-time course, focusing on practical, relevant skills. Building upon your undergraduate qualification, the skills gained will give you an edge with potential employers. Based on leading overseas journalism qualifications and will build a firm foundation for an exciting career in journalism and other media-related areas.

Practical, relevant experience, while you study

On-the-job experience is a key component of the qualification, giving you relevant experience sought after by employers.

In the second half of the year, you will spend time working at media organisations, which include newspapers, news websites, magazines, radio and television stations. You will then do a full-time work placement at a media organisation. This could be anywhere in the country, including major dailies, provincial newspapers, magazines, internet news organisations, radio and television stations.

Award-winning students

Our journalism students are regular finalists and winners of the journalism industry's prestigious Voyager Media Awards. They also regularly win major national prizes for investigative journalism.

Close connections with industry

The Massey journalism programme enjoys a close working relationship with the country’s leading newspapers, news websites, radio stations and television stations. Wellington’s Dominion Post newspaper, for instance, has hired many of our graduates, hosts our students on work experience and funds prizes, such as the Alex Veysey Memorial Prize, for our top students.

Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism (120 credits) is open to candidates who have:

• completed a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with at least a B grade average in the 300-level majoring courses or equivalent; and
• been selected into the programme on the basis of a written application and interview.