PPA accreditation awards special status on courses, and recognises the educators truly committed to maintaining the highest standards of training and development for graduate journalists who are seeking to join the industry.

PPA accreditation awards special status on courses, and recognises the educators truly committed to maintaining the highest standards of training and development for graduate journalists who are seeking to join the industry.

The courses that are currently accredited by the PPA are listed below. Click on the course name for more information.

If you are a publisher interested in contacting universities with a journalist job vacancy, internship or work placement opportunity, then please email the relevant programme leaders below.

Journalism training providers interested in gaining PPA accreditation, please refer to our guidelines available by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

POSTGRADUATE

MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University 1 year course– Accredited to March 2025

Programme Director: Jane Bentley Email: bentleyje@cardiff.ac.uk

MA Magazine Journalism at City, University of London 1 year course – Accredited to May 2023

Programme Leader: Dr Ben Falk Email: ben.falk@city.ac.uk

MA Journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London 1 year course – Accredited to Dec 2022

Programme Convener: Terry Kirby Email: t.kirby@gold.ac.uk

MA/PGDip Magazine Journalism at Nottingham Trent University 1 year course – Accredited to May 2023

Course Leader: Julie Nightingale Email: julie.nightingale@ntu.ac.uk

MA Journalism at University of Sheffield 1 year course – Accredited to June 2022

Course Leader: Yvonne Ilsley Email: y.l.illsley@sheffield.ac.uk

MA Journalism at University of Roehampton 1 year course – Accredited to June 2022

Programme Convener: Dr Ping Shum Email: ping.shum@roehampton.ac.uk

UNDERGRADUATE

BA (Hons) Multi-Media Journalism at Bournemouth University 3 year course– Accredited to Dec 2021

Programme Leader: Miriam Phillips Email: mphillips@bournemouth.ac.uk

BA (Hons) Journalism at Leeds Beckett University 3 year course– Accredited to June 2022

Course Leader: Karl Hodge Email: K.R.Hodge@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

BA (Hons) Journalism at University of Lincoln 3 year course– Accredited to January 2024

BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism at University of Lincoln 3 year course– Accredited to January 2024

Programme Leader: Tim Greenfield Email: tgreenfield@lincoln.ac.uk

BA (Hons) Journalism Studies at University of Sheffield 3 year course -Accredited to June 2022

Course Leader: Yvonne Ilsley Email: y.l.illsley@sheffield.ac.uk

BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism at University of Sunderland 3 year course– Accredited to June 2022

Course Leader: Carole Watson Email: carole.watson@sunderland.ac.uk

BA (Hons) Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University 3 year course– Accredited to June 2022

Course Leader: Carolyn Waudby Email: C.Waudby@shu.ac.uk

GUIDELINES:

• PPA_Careers_Accreditation_Guide_Journalism_-_2019_-2020.pdf