Public Relations and Corporate Communications MA

Broad and deep knowledge of public relations, internal communications, and corporate social responsibility, with a basis in business disciplines rather than journalism.
Accredited by Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).Our unique collaboration with the CIPR provides the opportunity to gain sufficient CPD points to become an Accredited CIPR Practitioner, which will add value to your CV and mark you out as a professional industry expert.
Career and employability focus through integrated tasks and workshops.
Highly interactive lecture sessions will develop your critical thinking by putting the emphasis on discussion and debate and the exchange of ideas between lecturers and students.
Accredited by Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).
You will put theory into practice through applied in-class exercises as well as an exciting assessment that enables you to devise a strategic communications plans via a live company brief.
Guest lectures by specialist practitioners and industry experts will give you unique insight into the challenges faced by organisations in today's competitive landscape.
Special industry events organised by our Alumni department provide excellent opportunities for networking.

Recent alumni from our range of marketing postgraduate courses have taken numerous professional roles, including:

campaign manager at Conde Naste Publications;
business manager for North America at RHN;
CEO at British Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce;
consultant at Marketability;
director at Matrix Data;
European consumer insight manager at Unilever Bestfoods;
media planner at Mindshare Media Agency;
relationship marketing manager at Eurostar;
senior marketing manager at the AA;
strategic design consultant at Royal & Sun Alliance;
UK advertising manager at HSBC; and
vice president at City Group.

A good bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in any discipline. You do not need to have a background in business to study the Public Relations and Corporate Communications MA, but you will need to have a strong interest in internal communications, public relations or corporate social responsibility.

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR): Through our unique collaboration with the CIPR we have embedded a bespoke programme of professional development into the course structure. This will set you on the path to becoming an Accredited CIPR Practitioner, adding value to your CV and marking you out as an industry expert.