International Journalism

Core modules will lay the foundations for your understanding of the theory and ongoing research in the world of global journalism, and how journalism shapes – and is shaped by – global political, social, economic and cultural issues. Then you’ll explore how this affects journalistic practice, considering issues like regulation and ethics as you build skills in news research and writing.

On top of this, you’ll build specialist knowledge through your choice of optional modules. These vary every year, but can include topics such as television narrative, media and globalisation, urban narratives, and media and democratisation. The optional modules allow you to focus on topics that suit your own interests or perhaps reflect your career plans.

Throughout the year, you’ll also be preparing for your dissertation through the Dissertation and Research Methods module. Your dissertation is a major independent research project on a topic of your choice, which you submit at the end of the year.

If you choose to study part-time, you’ll complete the MA over two years, instead of one, taking fewer modules each year.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Dissertation and Research Methods 60 credits
• Journalism Theory and Research 30 credits
• Journalism Practice and Policy 30 credits

Optional modules

• Technology, Media and Critical Literacy 30 credits
• Communication and International Affairs 30 credits
• Feminism, Identity and Media 30 credits
• Media, Culture and Globalisation 30 credits
• The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives 30 credits
• Innovations in Political Communication 30 credits
• Politics and the Media 30 credits
• Communication and Public Opinion 30 credits
• Multimedia Journalism 30 credits
• Communication and Development 30 credits
• The Cultural History of Promotional Communication 30 credits
• Radio Technologies, Industries and Cultures 30 credits
• Identity, Culture and Technology 30 credits
• Integrated Communication 30 credits
• Rhetoric and Public Speaking 15 credits
• Managing Business Across Cultures 15 credits
• International Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice 15 credits
• Writing for Professional Purposes 15 credits
• 'Race', Identity and Culture in the Black Atlantic 30 credits
• Researching Inequality in the Media 30 credits
• Reality TV: Truth or Fiction? 30 credits