International Journalism MA at Brunel University of London

From the moment you start Brunel’s International Journalism degree, you will learn to deliver high-quality video, audio, online, and print journalism geared towards global audiences. You will also learn some of the tools and techniques that fact-checkers and open-source investigators use to check claims and verify or debunk images, increasingly essential skills in an age when misinformation and disinformation proliferate. Brunel’s course content aims to equip you with digital, multi-platform journalism skills and an advanced understanding of the context of journalism in the fast-changing world of news media.

Faculty: College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Social Sciences, Media and Communications  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years full-time with placement; 2 years part-time; 3 years part-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time; placement year option  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This strongly vocational programme will allow you to develop your journalistic skills as you learn about the impact of technological, political, and social change on different forms of global journalism. Compulsory modules include News, Features and Reviews, Fake News, Images and Websites, Multi-platform Storytelling, AI for Journalists, Campaigners and Activists, Dissertation, Extended Practical Project.

Career pathways

You’ll have a set of media skills that are easily transferred to fields like public relations, marketing, advertising, as well as non-governmental organisations and the public sector. Previous graduates of this course are working in a variety of organisations, including the BBC World Service, Norway’s DTK TV News, Italy’s Il Mattino and London’s China Weekly.

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