MA International Journalism for Digital Media

From the BBC’s ‘Breaking News’ stories shared on social media to Al Jazeera's podcasts published on their website, foreign correspondence professionals are taking advantage of digital technology to reach diverse audiences. On this course, through either full-time or part-time study, you’ll learn how to think and act like an international journalist. Applicants from different walks of life join our course: you don’t have to be a journalism or media course graduate. Just show your engagement with news, experience in journalism or passion for reporting and we will be delighted to offer you a place once you have met all other criteria such as English language proficiency as set for your course. Once you have graduated and gone into the open world of the highly competitive media environment, the skills and practical knowledge gained in the course of the study can not only open doors to jobs in journalisms, but be an eye-opener to new opportunities. Our graduates have not only upscaled their careers but sometimes ended up in jobs they never dreamed of. One of our graduates is a TV anchor on a national TV channel in Indonesia, while another runs a high-profile news website on the polar regions and Arctic marine life while travelling to the North Pole and on Antarctic expeditions. It seems that the possibilities in the realm of the media can be endless in an international context – something increasingly recognized by UK-based students who are joining our course in ever-increasing numbers. One of the job clinchers generate by our course will be your portfolio of journalistic work to showcase your skills and abilities in front of an interviewer or prospective employer. The skills developed by studying print, broadcast or online journalism can lead to careers in reporting or management roles, public relations, researchers, media analysts and advisers, all either working in this country or abroad. Journalists could work as UK-based foreign correspondents travelling abroad or full-time in overseas postings. You will: Study at our MediaCity campus, which is the media hub of the north, home to the BBC and ITV northern headquarters Be mentored by our well-connected and experienced broadcast and digital journalism practitioners Experience a real-life environment of digital newsrooms, and use our state-of-the-art TV and radio studios Explore specialisms such as foreign affairs, health and science reporting, business and finance writing or data journalism Network with industry through our special events and live brief journalism projects

Applicants need to have a good honours degree (2:1 or above). We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.