Automotive Journalism Coventry University

Overview

This Automotive Journalism course at Coventry University immerses you in the world of automotive journalism and equips you with the skills needed to help you stand out among the large number of applicants for sought-after jobs in automotive media and the motor industry.

Quick Facts:

Turn your passion for cars and communication into a fulfilling, full-throttle career. The unique Automotive Journalism MA provides a purpose-built route into jobs with biggest brands in automotive media.

Why you should study this course

• You will get used to working with multiple forms of media – generating traditional print, audio and video content, all the while embracing new technologies and creating parallel digital content, including social media, blogs and web-based content.

• You will have access to our newsrooms equipped with industry-standard media production software, and professional equipment from our dedicated Media Loan Shop. Our media facilities include professional-standard radio studios and a state-of-the-art specialist TV studio, The Tank4.

• Our links with the automotive media and motor industries have helped students to secure work placements and internships for students with Autocar, Top Gear, Ferrari, EVO, Autosport and many more2. 
• One student worked at Ferrari’s UK press office to support a prestigious annual event held at Silverstone, including production of the event programme. Others have worked with automotive websites on coverage of motor shows or helped out on cover photo shoots for car magazines.

• Graduates have secured jobs with Autocar, Autocar India, Auto Express, BBC Top Gear, Pistonheads, CAR Magazine, Car Throttle, What Car? and many other automotive media. Others have gone into automotive PR with brands like Honda, Hyundai, Volkswagen and SEAT, and with specialist automotive PR agencies.