Erasmus Mundus Masters: Journalism, Media and Globalisation  MA

Overview

This is a unique two year Masters course, part of the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme.

The Mundus Journalism degree explores the practice and performance of journalism and the media in the context of a new environment brought about by globalisation, modernisation, commercialisation and professional developments.             

Benefits of the course:   

  • tuition fees compare very favourably to other Masters courses, with UK/EU students paying €8000 for the two-year course (2011-13 fees). Non-EU students pay €16,000.    
  • spend your first year at the Danish School of Journalism/Aarhus University, and your final two semesters at City University London.   
  • learn from leading journalists and academics from two of Europe's top institutions in journalism and media education. 

Study with a diverse group of classmates from around the world. In the last three years, students have come from the USA, Brazil, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Norway, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Canada, Cambodia, Ukraine, Italy, Mexico, Czech Republic, Malta, India, Germany and Azerbaijan.

For full programme details, go to www.mundusjournalism.com  

Course Fees:

  • Full-time EU: £6,925 (approx, converted into £s)
  • Full-time Non EU: £13,750 (approx, converted into £s)

Start Date:

24 September 2012

How to Apply

Entry Requirements

The course aims to admit highly-qualified students from a wide range of countries. Applicants will normally only be admitted if they have a BA or equivalent and the equivalent of at least three months' journalism work experience (including student journalism).

For further information about the selection process, see the main Erasmus Mundus Global Journalism website.

English Requirements

If English is not your first language, you will be required to obtain an IELTS minimum score of 7.0 before you apply. If you have studied for one or more years in, or received a degree from, a college or university in an English-speaking country, you will not need to present an English language test. (This education however must have taken place within two years prior to submission of the course application.)

Visa Requirements

The way that you apply may vary depending on the length of your course at City, there are different rules for:

  • Students on courses of more than 6 months
  • Students on courses of less than 6 months
  • Students on a pre-sessional English Language course

For more information see our main Visa page.

When and Where

Start Date:
24 September 2012
Duration:
2 years

Course Content

The Erasmus Mundus Global Journalism Master's brings together five leading European institutions in journalism and media education, combining the best academic research and teaching from the participating universities.

A broad range of national and international guest lecturers from media and research institutions are brought into the programme.

You will study in two European countries:    

  • the first year is spent in Denmark    
  • the second year is spent either at City University London, or at the University of Swansea (Wales), Hamburg University (Germany) or University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)    
  • some students will participate in a summer school with our international partners: UTS Sydney (Australia), UC Berkeley (USA) and Universidad Catolica in Santiago (Chile) Students have the option to specialise in Business and Finance Journalism (at City), War and Conflict (at Swansea), Communicating Europe: Media and Politics (at Amsterdam), or Media and Journalism: Comparative and Transcultural Approaches (at Hamburg). 

Course Structure

Modules include

Danish School of Journalism/Aarhus University

  • Globalisation: reporting global change
  • Globalisation and the transformation of the state
  • Globalisation, culture and the roles of the media
  • Social science methods for journalists
  • Researching journalism
  • Analytical journalism

City University London

Teaching and Assessment

The Erasmus Mundus Global Journalism MA brings together five leading European institutions in journalism and media education.

The City University London component of the MA is directed by Neil Thurman, an award-winning academic and researcher whose journal articles include The Globalisation of News Online. Neil is currently joined on the programme by other academics and practitioners including Professor Roger Tooze and Professor Donald Nordberg, both highly experienced in their fields.

Programme director

Neil Thurman

Tutors

Study Abroad

Between the first and second years of the programme some students have the opportunity to participate in summer exchanges at our international partners:

  • University of California at Berkeley, USA
  • University of Technology Sydney, Australia
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile

Fees

  • Full-time EU: £6,925 (approx, converted into £s)
  • Full-time Non EU: £13,750 (approx, converted into £s)

The tuition fees are payable in Euros, and are 8,000 Euros for UK/EU students and 16,000 Euros for non-UK/EU students for the full two-year course for 2012-2014.

Please note that, for part-time courses, the tuition fee is likely to increase by a small percentage in subsequent years.

N.B. The fees quoted in Pounds Stirling are approximate only and will change depending on currency fluctations.


Funding

For up-to-date information about tuition fees, living costs and financial support, visit Undergraduate Fees and Finance or Postgraduate Fees and Finance.

Please see the main Erasmus Mundus Global Journalism website for information about funding sources: http://mundusjournalism.com/admissions/student-funding

Alternatively, international students should contact their local British Council office for advice and guidance about scholarships: http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/?tab=3

Bursaries

Some bursaries are advertised and awarded by media organisations. Please visit the Department of Journalism's bursaries page for more details.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships from 2012

Please note that we will be able to offer 'Erasmus Mundus' stipends for some students entering the programme in 2012. See the main website for more detailed funding information.

Career Prospects

Alumni of the course are now working in organisations including:

2006-2007 alumni:

  • International Financing Review (IFR) magazine of the Thomson Reuters Corporation - Global Debt Capital Markets Reporter
  • Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review Istanbul, Turkey - Chief Copy Editor
  • Dow Jones Newswires Ltd. London
  • Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna, Austria - Editor & Speechwriter
  • Renewable energy and climate change consultant
  • Kreab Gavin Anderson, a strategic communications company, London and Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, part-time Research fellow
  • Freelancing.

2007-2008 alumni:

  • Dow Jones Newswires Ltd. London - Copy Editor. Contributor to Wall Street Journal
  • ABI Europe, and Business-to-Business Marketing Public Relations Firm, London - Account Executive
  • Bangkok Post English-language newspaper Bangkok, Thailand - Journalist
  • Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit (BAWB) Secretariat of the US Network of the United Nations Global Compact - Communications Manager
  • The Edge (edgedaily.com), Malaysia's leading financial publication - Writer covering the advertising and media industry
  • Outlook, general feature section in Bangkok Post newspaper, Freelance Reporter. Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University, Guest Lecturer in new media studies and journalism for undergraduate and post-graduate progammes
  • Associated Press, Beijing, China
  • Journalist for Norwegian current affairs magazine, Ny Tid
  • BBC World Service, London
  • Market Reporter at Platts

2008-2009 alumni:

  • Traineeship with Handelsblatt (Dusseldorf), German financial newspaper
  • Internship with Bloomberg
  • Internship with Wall Street Journal

Other destinations to follow.

Find out more about City University London

Application Deadline

Please note:: Round 1 application deadline is 10 January 2012. Round 2 application deadline is 10 March 2012. N.B. Erasmus Mundus scholarships are only offered at Round 1.

You are required to submit the following:

  • Application form
  • Letters of recommendation
  • Educational background documents
  • English proficiency test (where applicable)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Proof of work as a professional journalist
  • Letter of motivation
  • Samples of published journalistic products

For full details of how to apply, see the main Erasmus Mundus Global Journalism website.