Media, Communications and International Journalism

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communicationsJournalism

About this course

The Masters in Media, Communications & International Journalism combines the latest in media, communications and audience theory, and research methodologies with the production and editorial skills that are required of the modern journalist. You can apply your understanding of the role of the media in society to your own journalistic output.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • You will be taught by members of the Glasgow University Media Group, which has an international reputation for pioneering research methods in media and communications.

  • The Glasgow University Media Group comprises industry-trained programme-makers and the programme includes a practical element related to transferable skills for employability.

  • The city of Glasgow is the centre of the media industry in Scotland and is home to the headquarters of BBC Scotland, STV and a range of major press titles including The Herald and The Daily Record. The Media Group has strong connections with local industry.

  • Researchers from the Glasgow University Media Group have presented their work globally, given expert evidence to Westminster select committees and appear regularly on the BBC and other news outlets.

  • You can choose optional courses from areas such as economics, criminology, human rights, sociology, and politics whose research is at the forefront of debates about the role of the media in society.

  • Sociology at Glasgow is ranked 4th in the UK by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 and 4th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    You will take four core and two optional courses, followed by a dissertation or journalism project. Courses are taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. Practical skills in news-gathering and programme-making will be developed through seminars and workshops which will focus on the delivery of journalistic articles and features across media. Assessment is based on individual written essays and assignments, as well as the practical journalism group work and individual projects.

    Core courses Media, Communications and Journalism: Criticism and Theory Media Research Methods Researching Audiences and Media Representations Producing News OR Writing News

    Optional courses You may choose their two optional courses from Sociology or elsewhere in the School of Social & Political Sciences. Enrolment on optional courses is subject to availability and timetabling.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    1133 Public relations and communications directors
    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
    2472 Archivists, conservators and curators

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications, Journalism

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    University of Glasgow

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