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Study Details: 1-2 years
This pathway on the MA Global Journalism will prepare you for career paths in visual media journalism, along with campaigning, communication and advocacy roles within the global justice movement.
It is led by Dr Shahidul Alam, a multi-award winning photographer, author and founder of the Pathshala South Asia Media Institute.
Our course content as well as teaching methods are rooted in a conception of journalism’s potential to speak truth to power, and a concern for the different ways in which that is under threat: from disinformation to emergent forms of censorship and repression.
Our diverse range of modules also share a common orientation towards the Global South, championing decolonised and feminist approaches, and placing both the under-represented and the under-reported at the core of our curriculum.
Above all, you will have the opportunity to develop and hone a cross section of skillsets applicable to a wide range of career paths within journalism and beyond.
We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher in a relevant subject.
In addition to degree classification in a relevant subject we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.
The MA Global Journalism and specialist pathways prepare students for freelance careers and journalism roles within conventional news organisations as well as NGO and campaigning organisations. Students will also acquire cross-over skills applicable to a range of career pathways within broader fields including communications, human rights law and politics.
Core
Writing for Visual Media - 15 credits
Open
Photojournalism and Documentary Final Project - 60 credits
Open
Compulsory
Global News: Theory and Practice - 30 credits
Open
Guided options
Photojournalism and Social Change - 15 credits
Open
Documentary and Social Change - 15 credits
Open
Electives
Conflict and Human Rights Reporting - 15 credits
Open
Introduction to Data Journalism - 15 credits
Open
Investigative Newsgathering Techniques - 15 credits
Open
Data Visualisation and Storytelling - 15 credits
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