Online School of Travel JournalismTravel the world. Tell its stories.
Online master’s programs and courses in travel journalism, travel photography and gastronomic journalism, taught in English by writers and photographers who publish in National Geographic, The New York Times and the BBC.
Our programs
Choose the story
you want to tell
Four master’s programs and two short courses. All online, all in English, all built around real assignments you can publish.
Travel Journalism
- Live online classes
- Optional university diploma
Feb 2027
Travel Photography
- Launch offer: €1,000 until Oct 31
- Optional university diploma
Gastronomic Journalism and Communication
- Food writing and food photography
- Optional university diploma
Travel & Gastronomic Journalism
- Two specialisms, one program
- Optional university diploma
How you study
Live, online
and hands-on
Live classes with a global cohort, every session recorded, and a final project you plan, travel and publish.
Live online classes
A fixed start date, a faculty of working professionals and classmates from every continent.
- Live classes in Central European Time
- Every class recorded
- Personal feedback on your work
Final trip and project
Your master’s ends on the road: you plan a trip, produce the story and present it.
- Personal tutoring before you go
- A real assignment, start to finish
- A portfolio piece you can publish
Dual qualification
Finish with your STJ master’s certificate and, if you want it, a university diploma.
- Issued by a partner university
- European (60 ECTS) or American
- Optional, with an administrative fee
Can’t choose between travel and food? Our dual master’s combines both specialisms in one integrated program.
See the dual masterOur faculty
Learn from people
who do the job
Award-winning writers, editors and photographers who are still in the field, still publishing and still pitching.
Our instructors have published in
The New York Times
BBC
Student outcomes
Where our students
go next
From her final project to a newsroom in the UAE
Bianca Timofte now works as Content Executive in Ras Al Khaimah, the destination of her master’s trip.
From our classrooms to National Geographic
Héctor Ruiz Golobart’s story on how his work reached one of the world’s most famous mastheads.
From the master’s to El Nuevo Día
Kimberly Domínguez went from student to food writer at Puerto Rico’s leading newspaper.
Founding her own curated travel brand
Yfigenia Moreno turns routes into stories. Here is her method.
Our community
A school that
spans the map
Students from 66+ countries, final projects on every continent, and a growing archive of published work.
Student voices
In their own words
Read with us
Stories, guides
and our magazine
Travel & Create
The official STJ magazine: essays, interviews and practical guides, written by our students and faculty.
Read the magazine
Your next step
Your next trip could be your first published story.
Tell us what you want to write, photograph or taste. Our admissions team will help you find the right program, with no commitment.
