The school
Travel journalism taught by people who travel and publish
We started STJ to change how this craft is taught: live classes, small groups and a faculty who work every day for magazines, publishers and tourism brands.
- 100% online school
- Live classes in English
- Students from 66+ countries
- Publish in our magazine, Travel & Create
What makes us different
A school built
for the real job
We set out to rethink traditional education: practical, hands-on training shaped by what editors, publishers and the tourism industry actually need today.
Close attention
Nobody here is just a number. Small groups, tutorials and an academic team who know your project and stay with you from start to finish.
Live classes
You work in real time with your teachers and classmates, debate in class and get personal feedback on every assignment.
Working professionals
You learn from journalists, writers, photographers and tourism professionals who are publishing and working in the field right now.
Practice from day one
A curriculum designed so you finish with published stories, a portfolio and a final project built on a real trip.
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.
