Course overview

    The MA in International Journalism is vocationally-oriented with a high-emphasis on developing practical skills in print or broadcast journalism. We focus on "learning by doing" - students cover real stories and produce newspapers, run a radio station, broadcast on the internet, and produce television news programmes and multi-media websites.

     

    The course is divided into two pathways - print and broadcast (radio and television). Students learn and develop practical journalism skills according to their chosen pathway. 

     

    The coursework you produce is in the form of pieces of journalism - news stories, feature articles, radio programmes, tv clips, etc. All written work is word processed in the appropriate professional formats. You use industry-standard software such as Quark Xpress, Adobe Audition and Adobe Premiere.

     

    You have opportunities to meet, listen to and question journalists and other people from the media. You are encouraged to reflect on your own experiences as journalists and the ways in which practising journalists do their jobs by developing an understanding of ethical issues in journalism, the media and international reporting.

     

    The MA course lasts for 12 months. A thesis is submitted in September, and the MA is awarded upon successful completion of 190 credits.

     

    The PG Dip course lasts for nine months, and the PG Dip is awarded upon successful completion of 130 credits.