MA International Multimedia Journalism

at Newcastle University

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

Compulsory modules
 

• Multimedia Journalism 1: Newsgathering, Production and Dissemination
• Multimedia Journalism 2: Global Innovation
• Media Analysis
• International Media and Law (Semester1)
• International Multimedia Journalism Final Project

Optional modules

You take a further 20-credit optional module relating to practice from the following:
 

• Freelancing in Media and Communications
• Professional Subediting and Design
• Digital Mobile Photojournalism

You also take a further 20-credit optional module relating to theoretical understanding from the following:
 

• Journalism and Celebrity
• Feminist Media Studies: Gender and Intersectionality
• Cultures of Data Visualisation
• News & Journalism
• Power, Politics and Communication

Academic entry requirements
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent.

We will also consider your application on an individual basis if you have lower or non-standard qualifications and relevant professional experience in:

• the media
• broadcast journalism
• print journalism

Fees and funding

Home students
£10,800

International students
£21,600

Tuition fee increases
If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.

This course prepares you for a career in journalism or in the wider fields of professional communication.

You'll be offered the opportunity to work with professional journalists to put together a CV and a portfolio of work, to act as a ‘calling card’ for industry.