MA in Political Communication

Year 1 Core Modules:

• Data Communication
• Communicating Policy
• Political Economy of the Media
• Media Audiences and Consumption
• Political Communication: Concepts & Issues
• Social Media, Journalism and Democracy
• Media and Politics in Ireland
• Research Methods
• MAP Dissertation
   

Year 1 Optional Modules -

• Gender and Sexuality in Digital Culture
• Public Relations: Issues and Principles
• Uaneen Non-Contributing Module

General Entry Requirements
 

For admission to the MA in Political Communication programme, successful applicants will have - 

• A degree at the level of an Irish or UK Honours undergraduate degree (H2.2 or above) or equivalent, OR

• Applicants with appropriate combinations of professional qualifications and experience may also be considered. This includes discipline-specific knowledge and know-how; transferable skills; basic research competency; personal effectiveness.

• International candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language.

IELTS ACADEMIC    Composite score of 6.5 or above, with no less than 6.0 in any one component

TOEFL iBT    Total Score of 92

EU Status Fee

€7,400
 

Non EU Fee

€15,000

Graduates of the MA in Political Communication hold senior positions in the worlds of politics and public relations as well as in government, national and multinational companies, and the not-for profit sectors.

Graduates are found in political, policy and media advisory roles in all the main political parties in Ireland – and in the European Parliament – and also work as senior officials in many government departments. They are also pursuing successful careers in leading public relations companies and across the not-for-profit and corporate sectors.

Examples of positions held by MA in Political Communication graduates include:

• Analyst - LinkedIn

• Director of Advocacy - Focus Ireland 

• External Communications - Bank of Ireland

• Director of News - Storyful

• Senior Director - Fleishman-Hillard PR 

• Senior Public Affairs Manager -Vodafone

• Secretary-General – government department

• Media Manager - Connaught Rugby

• Head of Group Communications - Irish Life

• Account Director - Murray Consultants

• Account Director - Insight PR

• Policy Officer - Department of Justice

• Financial Education Manager - Competition Authority

• Account Director - Wilson Hartnell PR

• Managing Director - Montague PR

• Policy Director - IBEC

• Special Adviser - Government Minister

• Head of Media - Sinn Fein

• Chef de Cabinet - Fianna Fail

• Press Officer - Labour Party

• Head of Media - Fine Gael

• Parliamentary Assistants with various TDs and Senators

• Director of Communications - Garda Síochána

• Press Officer - Department of Finance

• Press Officer - Department of the Taoiseach

• Head of Communications - University of Limerick

• Broadcast Manager - Oireachtas TV

• Head of Press - Law Society

• Communications Officer - Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland