International Multimedia Journalism MA
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
Our International Multimedia and Journalism MA is for new graduates and experienced journalists. You don't need a media background to join this course.
This journalism master's provides an international context. It is suitable for students from across the globe.
You'll have the opportunity to learn alongside and collaborate with professional journalists. We work with a range of organisations to support high-quality journalism. Experts and innovators in journalism provide a series of challenging:
You'll explore advances in journalism. You'll experiment and develop new ways to do journalism.
You can take part in projects to expand your knowledge and skills. Such projects include our Civic Journalism Lab collaboration with the BBC.
The course covers key areas which reflect the way journalists work today. However, journalism’s role in society, its methods, and careers are all constantly changing. This course is a ‘laboratory of inquiry’ that will prepare you to negotiate these changes through your career.
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Program Outline
What you'll learn
Through creative projects, you'll learn how to produce exciting journalism. Your journalism will communicate with and represent people regionally, nationally and globally.
In both digital-first and multiplatform contexts, you'll:
In Semester 1, you focus on skills and understanding of media contexts. Through a series of creative projects, you learn how to gather, produce and disseminate journalism. You'll use text, visual and audio web-based technologies.
You'll also develop an analytical framework to support strategic decisions. This will ensure your work is legally and ethically sound.
Semester 2 focuses on creativity and individuality. You'll decide on the knowledge, topics and production skills you want to develop further. You consider how to:
In Semester 3, you'll complete the International Multimedia Journalism Final Project.
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
Course content changes
Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
Optional modules availability
Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
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International Multimedia Journalism MA modules
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
You take a further 20-credit optional module relating to practice from the following:
You also take a further 20-credit optional module relating to theoretical understanding from the following: