| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
The Media and Journalism MA is designed for new graduates and experienced journalists. If you're planning a career in journalism and related occupations, or to progress to a PhD, this course is for you.
It provides an international context and is suitable for students from across the globe.
The course is flexible and you can tailor it towards professional media and journalism practice or academic engagement. You don't need a media background to join this course.
You'll have the opportunity to learn alongside and collaborate with professional journalists.
We work with a range of organisations to support high-quality journalism. You'll hear from and work with experts and innovators and explore advances in journalism. You'll have the opportunity to experiment and develop new ways to do journalism.
You'll also work with internationally renowned academics in media, culture, and journalism studies.
You can take part in projects to expand your knowledge and skills. This includes our Civic Journalism Lab collaboration with the BBC.
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Program Outline
What you'll learn
This journalism master's covers key areas of knowledge and professional practice which reflect the way journalists work today. However, journalism’s role in society, how we do journalism, and careers in journalism are constantly transforming.
This course is designed to be a ‘laboratory of inquiry’. It prepares you to negotiate these changes, as you progress through your career in journalism, media or professional communication. It also prepares you for further doctoral study and a career in research and academia.
Semester 1 focuses on understanding of media in regional, national and global contexts. Through independent research, you develop theoretical, critical and methodological understanding of the field. You'll begin to consider your own areas of interest and expertise. You'll also apply this understanding to creative projects. This advances your skills in multimedia journalism production.
Semester 2 focuses on individuality and creativity. You'll choose the knowledge, research and journalistic skills you want to develop further. You'll work with a research supervisor to begin producing a dissertation. You'll select optional modules that complement this process and work holistically to advance your expertise.
In Semester 3, you're immersed in advanced research practice. Working with your research supervisor, you finalise your dissertation.
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
Course content changes
Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
Optional modules availability
Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
Media and Journalism modules
| Compulsory Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Researching Media, Journalism and Communications | 20 |
| Multimedia Journalism 1: Newsgathering, Production and Dissemination | 20 |
| Media Analysis | 20 |
| Dissertation for MA Media and Journalism | 60 |
| Optional Modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| Freelancing in Media and Communications | 20 |
| Journalism and Celebrity | 20 |
| Multimedia Journalism 2: Global Innovation | 20 |
| Professional Subediting & Design | 20 |
| International Media and Law (Semester 2) | 20 |
| Representations: feminism, race and intersectionality | 20 |
| Cultures of Data Visualization | 20 |
| News and Journalism | 20 |
| Power, Politics and Communication | 20 |
