From lifestyle titles to academic journals, there are a wealth of magazines catering for a range of tastes in both print and digital formats, providing various career opportunities for aspiring writers.

The BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism degree at Lincoln offers students the chance to explore the vibrant, challenging, and diverse magazine industry, while producing practical work in digital and print.

Working out of our suite of fully equipped newsrooms, students can study the core values of good journalism and how to apply them on the different media platforms that are available today. They are encouraged to develop their own areas of interest and put these into practice in academic and practical work.

Staff include media professionals with a variety of industry experience. The School of English and Journalism has good links with local media, as well as its own student newspaper and news website.

Placements

Work experience forms an important part of the course. Previous students in the School of English and Journalism have gained placements on well-known magazine brands, or in areas such as public relations and copywriting. The School has a key partnership with a local magazine publisher. This enables students to gain magazine work experience. Please note that students are expected to cover their own travel, accommodation, and general living costs while undertaking placements.

There are a number of extracurricular activities available to help students develop their skills on campus. These include the student newspaper, news website, and community and student radio stations, Siren Radio and Brayford Radio.

With more than 7,000 magazine titles in the UK, there are various roles and opportunities available for talented magazine journalists. Previous graduates in the School of English and Journalism have gone on to work at national and local magazine brands across a variety of sectors in the consumer, B2B, and customer publishing sectors.