Channel 4 has teamed up with De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) to launch a new investigative journalism masters course.

The MA programme will equip graduates with the journalistic and investigative skills needed for hard-hitting current affairs journalism.

Endorsed by Channel 4, the course will cover areas including: techniques of in-depth research, handling complex data, understanding financial information, using freedom of information, the law, compliance and safety, filming and editing.