International Journalism MA

University of Sussex

Master

In Brighton

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    1 Year

Journalism remains a crucial part of democratic public life. This innovative, intensive MA’s global focus guides you as you learn to research and write news and features, creating and adapting news stories across platforms.

We combine academic study with professional training. Academics teach theory and analysis, while practical journalism elements are taught by experienced industry professionals. You’ll learn to:

understand and debate the broader issues driving news organisations across the world
be knowledgeable about the functions of journalism in a contemporary environment
produce copy for a range of platforms including print, online, radio, tv and social media
critically evaluate and analyse a range of journalistic outputs and their characteristics.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

Our graduates possess knowledge and transferable skills relevant to employment in a wide range of areas including, among others:

the media industries
public relations
journalism
teaching
public services.

Graduate destinations
92% of students from the School of Media, Film and Music were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent graduates from the School of Media, Film and Music have gone on to jobs including:

journalist, The Independent
projects and campaigns coordinator, Long Run Works
media executive, All Response Media.

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

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Subjects

  • International
  • Global
  • Media
  • Dissertation
  • Project
  • Activist Media
  • Cultural
  • Communication
  • Photography
  • Professional

Course programme

Modules

These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
  • Advanced Journalism Skills
  • Broadcast News and Features (1)
  • Broadcast News and Features (2)
  • Journalism in Transition A
  • News and Feature Writing
Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
  • Dissertation (Journalism)
  • Journalism Project
  • Activist Media Practice
  • First Person Film (MA)
  • Global News Industries A
  • Media Audiences
  • Media Histories and Cultural Change
  • Media, Culture and Communication
  • New Developments in Digital Media 1b
  • New Moving Screens
  • Photography: Documentary, Landscape, Politics
  • Promotional Culture
  • Queering Popular Culture
  • Race, Culture and the Media
  • The Cinematic Body
  • Working in the Creative Industries: Critical frameworks

Additional information

International students: £18,750 per year

See related categories

  • Journalism Postgraduate Degrees
  • Distance learning Journalism Postgraduate Degrees
  • Postgraduate Degrees in East Sussex
  • University of Sussex Postgraduate Degrees

International Journalism MA

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