Master of Journalism
The Master of Journalism course is a one year full-time or two year part-time course. Students learn the core skills of journalism—reporting and writing, audio and video production, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) and media innovation. They also take elective courses in a range of subjects from business and finance to data journalism and generative A.I..
* Part-time programme is only applicable to Hong Kong local residents/individuals with Hong Kong work visa or dependent visa
Entrance requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree from this university; or
- A qualification of equivalent standard from this university or from another university or comparable institution;
- A score of 95 or above (internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a minimum overall band of 7.0 with no sub-test lower than 6.0 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) if seeking admission on the basis of qualifications from universities or comparable institutions outside Hong Kong in which the language of teaching and/or examination is not English.
Candidates who do not hold a bachelor’s degree from this university or another qualification of equivalent standard may in exceptional circumstances be permitted to register if they possess proven professional experience in journalism, show evidence of excellence in the practice of journalism and proof of competence in the English language and satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination, if appropriate.
Applicants with outstanding merit could be exempted from the qualifying examination and considered for early admission by the admission panel.
Shortlisted applicants will be required to take an online qualifying examination administered by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre. The examination aims to test candidates’ aptitude for journalism and does not require prior preparation.
Those who do well enough in the exam will be interviewed either in person or via Zoom.
Tuition fees for 2026-2027:
HK$261,000 for local and non-local residents (total 60 credits @HK$4,350 per credit)
Please read the Additional information for applicants, Regulations and syllabuses, and Instructions for submitting supporting documents in the online application carefully before you click to apply.
After the online application, please upload your supporting documents, e.g. transcripts, TOEFL / IELTS result, CV, writing samples/published works in English (if any) to your online application account. Please note that you are not required to submit original/certified true copy of your documents to the University during the application stage. You will receive notification about the required format of the official documents at a later stage of admission.
Please check out our FAQs for more information or contact us at jmscmj@hku.hk or dial +852 3917 4113 if you have any questions about the application process.
Provision of feedback
We believe that detailed and timely feedback on student assignments is a critical component of an active-learning environment founded on continuous assessment. Therefore, the Journalism and Media Studies Centre requires course instructors to return all student work submitted for assessment, including weekly tutorial assignments, media projects and exams, to the student with written comments as well as a grade. Weekly tutorial assignments should be assessed and returned to students within one week of the submission deadline. Other assessment tasks such as exams or media projects should be returned to students with detailed comments within one month of submission. Feedback on oral presentations or group projects may be delivered orally or in writing.