Program Overview

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This course is for students seeking to take their journalism experience to an advanced level and for students who have no background in journalism but are eager to supplement their academic knowledge with journalism skills. The course is open to people with degrees in other fields or with equivalent professional experience. It is offered as a one-year full-time degree or as a two-year part-time degree. It introduces students to the theory and practice of journalism in a global context. It has an international scope and deals with the practice of journalism across different media, cultural and regulatory environments. Students will have the option to tailor their studies by choosing a practice- or theory-led route depending on their interests and career ambitions. The practice track is useful for students who are coming from other disciplines but want to supplement their knowledge with journalism skills; the theory track is useful for those considering a PhD in journalism studies. Our MA is the first in UK to offer complete training in cutting-edge Open-Source Journalism techniques. The course is also enhanced by its link to Essex’s prestigious Human Rights Centre, which will give students an opportunity to contribute directly to issues of contemporary significance by participating in the Digital Verification Corps. Why we're great.

• Publish your own work in our annual creative writing journal, Creel
• Our journalism teaching staff have a broad range of up-to-date, hands-on industry experience
• Join a diverse network of distinguished alumni

Our expert staff

Within our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, you will be allocated a supervisor whose role it is to guide you through the different stages of your degree. In some cases, you may have joint supervision by two members of our staff. The support provided by your supervisor is a key feature of your student experience and you will have regular one-to-one meetings to discuss progress on your research. Initially, your supervisor will help you develop your research topic and plan. The course will be taught by a team of experienced journalists with strong academic credentials who have covered conflicts and crises around the world, including Dr Idrees Ahmad and Dr Fatima El Issawi.

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Your future

A number of our graduates have gone on to undertake successful careers as journalists. The MA in International Journalism prepares you for a rapidly transforming journalism sector and gives you transferable skills for a range of other careers in the fields of communication, human rights, politics, entertainment, environment, and migration.