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Investigative journalism course summary

Price:	£194.50 VAT exempt - payment options
Aimed at:	Potential investigative journalists
Duration:	Flexible - around 3 - 6 months
Accreditation:	ODQLC / ABCC
Qualification:	Diploma / optional: NCTJ newswriting exam
Our promise:	Money back guarantee and big savings with our student ID card

Our Investigative journalism course will give you the skills you need to start a career in investigative journalism - and to earn money while writing about the issues that are important to you.

Basic option

You can also study without having work marked for just £120 (VAT exempt).You still receive tutor support, study materials, exam guides and other student benefits. Email us for details.

Investigative journalism course track record

our students get work published every day - in magazines, newspapers and on websites

some students get good jobs

we're fully accredited and have passed strict government checks

our students vouch for us. You can speak to them before you enrol. Email us
Why you can trust us

Investigative journalism course entry requirements

The course is for anyone who wants to get started in investigative journalism. It's for novices - but experienced journalists have benefited from it too.

You will need plenty of commitment and enthusiasm and good written English.

If you are looking for a career in investigative journalism, you can study investigative journalism as part of our Magazine journalism course. This course carries the National Council for the Training of Journalists exams

Investigative journalism course subjects

What you'll study

Investigative journalism course duration and hours

The course usually takes around three to six months. E-learning means you can work at your own pace and fit your studies around your lifestyle.

You can do extra work when it's quiet, and cut back if you're busy. And you can take time out if you need to.

Tutor support

You can email your tutor when you need help and will usually hear back the same working day.

You can now chat to a tutor using Skype when you need help, or you can e-mail them. You will usually hear back straight away.

We:

mark your assignments
provide career guidance
answer all study-related questions
show you how to find work and sell your articles

Your investigative journalism course tutor

Your tutor will be Cleland Thom, who is recognised as one of the UK's leading corporate media and communications trainers.

He has worked on investigative assignments for the Sunday Mirror, the News of the World and the regional press.

His 25-year investigation and campaign to free two men wrongly convicted of a double murder was nationally acclaimed and was featured in the Press Gazette, on an ITV documentary and on BBC 2's Rough Justice.

He worked on an expose of an alleged ticket scam at Chelsea FC and investigated a fraud by a London landlord which resulted in one man going to prison.

Another investigation into corruption in the Haringey Emergency Corps also resulted in another man going to prison.

He now trains investigative journalists from some of the UK´s leading regional papers.

Equipment

You'll need:

access to a computer with an internet connection
Microsoft Word software, or equivalent
an email account

Investigative journalism course qualification

The course leads to the CTJT Diploma, which is fully accredited and recognised by the media in the UK and abroad.

You will also have the option of entering the National Council for the Training of Journalists Newswriting exam.

When you have finished

You will have the skills to start writing articles for magazines, newspapers and websites - and get paid for them.

Students' published work

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