Program Overview

Key information

Equip yourself with an international blend of journalism and media skills as part of a unique two-year master’s degree bringing together five leading European institutions under the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme. Our journalistic specialism here at City is largely focused on business and finance.

Benefits of this course

You will learn as part of a diverse cohort from around the world in this prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme.

The Mundus Journalism degree explores the practice and performance of journalism and the media in the context of globalisation, modernisation and commercialisation.

We will give you relevant skills and knowledge concerning European journalism as you apply a global perspective to journalism before specialising in one journalistic field.

You will gain an understanding of contemporary issues and debates in European journalism and acquire analytical skills and techniques to assess the merits of different approaches and theories

Award

You can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.

Master of Arts (MA)

Who is this course for?

If you have a good first degree together with some journalistic experience and a strong ambition to become a journalist, this master’s degree is ideal.

You may have additional interest in business and finance journalism, as this is one of our specialisms at City.

Career

Your prospects for a career in international journalism will be strongly enhanced with this Journalism, Media and Globalisation MA.

Here at City you will benefit from unrivalled industry contacts and a solid grounding in the best practices of professional journalism.

Our graduates have progressed to work for Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones, the BBC, the Financial Times, Reuters, China Daily, Danish Broadcasting Corporation and Helsingin Sanomat.