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    MA Full-time1 year, Part-time up to 4 years

Course Description

Our Global Communication and Social Change MA will equip you with the skills and a critical understanding of the role of media and communication in development and social change.

Communication and media are at the heart of processes of social change, with a wide range of applications, including NGO and charity communications, social and behaviour change communication, social impact communications, and community media.  

New forms of communication and storytelling are vital in addressing some of today’s global challenges, includingclimate change and sustainabilityglobal poverty, conflict and peacebuildingvoice and rights of marginalised groups, and mis/dis-information.   

You will consider the major theories relevant to the analysis of the media, global communication, and development and social change, including globalization, epistemologies of the South, decolonisation, and theories of participation and social movements. 

Entry Requirements

A 2:2 honours degree with a minimum of 55% (or equivalent international qualification), in social science, humanities or associated subject.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide details of alternative qualifications or relevant professional or voluntary work experience as this will also be considered.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Graduating from the MA in Global Communication and Social Change could lead to careers in NGOs, UN agencies and other international development organisations, the charity/community sector, activist organisations, philanthropies, social enterprises, consultancies and beyond.

If you’re looking to pursue a career using media and communication to foster and facilitate positive social change within a global public, private or third-sector company or organisation, then this MA in Global Communication and Social Change is for you.

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory modules

  • Media Industries: Critical Perspectives
  • Global South and International Development

Optional modules

One of:

  • Disaster Risk Management
  • International Security
  • Social Identities and Media
  • International Business and Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies

One of:

  • Digital Media Audiences and Markets
  • Learning from the Global South: Field Trip
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

Semester 2

Compulsory modules

  • Collaborative Project
  • Media and Communication for Development and Social Change
  • Dissertation

Optional modules

One of:

  • Sustainable Development Project Management
  • Digital Heritage, Museums and Cultural Industries
  • Media, Social Movements and Politics

One of:

  • Researching Media Industries
  • Research Approaches in Development and Social Change

Summer

  • Dissertation

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