MSc Communication for Development

University of Reading

Develop the knowledge and skills to support social change through communication with our MSc Communication for Development. The changing global communication landscape – information technologies, communication processes and communication opportunities – offer new ways to understand and improve how we can use communication to address livelihoods, reduce poverty, and support community development. Through this programme, you’ll develop your understanding of how communication can support individual and social change and lead to more effective and dynamic development policy and programmes. The practical application of communication in development is diverse, including areas such as: agricultural extension and advisory services, communication and climate adaptation and resilience, communicating about health and health promotion, facilitating, driving and enabling change, communication as a driver of rural development. The MSc Communication for Development programme is particularly relevant for: development practitioners who would like to use communication in their development practice, professionals who have, or are seeking, extension responsibilities, media and marketing professionals who would like to work in development communication, individuals working with communities on livelihoods and rural development projects, people working in the community health sector, those intending to go on to a research degree in communication for development.