International Journalism MA

Sheffield Hallam University

Course summary

• Gain specialist skills and expertise in writing and reporting.

• Develop advanced understanding of the latest reporting trends and technologies.

• Attain the technical skills needed for journalism.

• Learn how to gather, organise, write and present information to a professional standard across platforms and to different audiences.

This course will equip you with the advanced knowledge and skills you need for a career in global journalism. You'll gain sought-after expertise in print, broadcast, magazine and online reporting, and also focus on photography and visualisation. While doing so, you'll consider the contemporary issues that are faced by the global media.

How you learn The MA promotes self-directed study through a programme of work, where students apply the learning experienced in the earlier stages of the course to either research leading to a portfolio of journalistic products or to a substantial piece of written research in the form of a dissertation.

You learn through:

• self-directed study

• lectures and seminars

• workshops

• work experience

• screenings

• group work

• tutorials

Applied learning Work placements

This course is focused on the professional sphere, and modules are designed to give you relevant, real-world experience for your future career.

The course is delivered by a team of journalists with extensive newsroom experience and a strong commitment to practical journalism teaching. Our teaching team include journalists with both recent and current experience working for BBC News, BBC Radio 4, ITV regional news, Radio 5 Live, Yorkshire Post and Sheffield Star.

Our industry links enhance our ability to link you with excellent real-world opportunities. Work experience will take place at a relevant news or PR organisation, and will form the basis of your final module. This can take place in the UK or elsewhere — if you are an international student, you may be able to work in home country. The experience will help you to build up a portfolio of work to demonstrate your ability to potential employers, and to understand the day-to-day cycle of news and media.

Networking opportunities

In designing this programme of courses the course teams worked closely with the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), the (PPA) Professional Publishers Association and have taken advice from the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) to ensure a strong vocational focus on the core personal, practical and professional skills required for a career in journalism in countries around the world.