入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求:A good undergraduate degree or equivalent and evidence of a commitment to journalism as a career such as student journalism or work experience. To demonstrate that commitment we would like applicants to provide a statement demonstrating commitment to journalism (including previous experience) and a 200 word article based on an interview with someone interesting from your local area.
英语要求:
•IELTS: 7 (min 6 in all areas)
•TOEFL Paper test: 600(TWE 4.5)
•TOEFL Internet test: 100 (R20, L20, S20, W20)
学费 Tuition Fee:2012-13 £12,650
课程特征 Course Features:
The MA in International Journalism is designed so that students will have an all round grounding in multiplatform journalism skills and advanced understanding of the context of journalism in the modern world. The course addresses the global expansion in the journalism industry by contextualising different forms of journalistic practice within a framework of technological, political and cultural change. It also sets out to equip students with sufficient generic skills to adapt to future journalism industry developments.
课程内容 Course Content :
Modules (all core)
•Journalistic Practice including Video for Online and also a Print Design or Broadcast option
•International Institutions
•Journalism Issues and Placement
•Global News Analysis
•Major Journalism Project
Journalistic Practice
Main topics of study: classifications of news: news values, sources and the implied reader; news writing, news language; techniques of news interviewing and video for online, digital journalism research in a new media context;; introduction to layout and on-screen page make-up; image, text and design relationships in a print/online media context.
UK, European and International Institutions
Main topics of study: the structures of the institutions within which journalism is practiced; professional ideologies of journalism; the ownership of the institutions within which journalism is practised; the political framework within which journalism operates; major UK parliamentary institutions; institutions of the EU and the EU Constitution; world organisations including the UN, NATO and G8.
Journalism, Issues and Placement
Main topics of study: the impact of the global economy on journalism output; journalism and the public sphere; journalism and the political process; 'spin'; celebrity culture; journalistic ethics; the regulation of journalism; the privacy issue; two week work placement.
Global News Analysis
Main topics of study: the rise of 'global' journalism in the digital age; notions of the audience in global news targeting; comparative analyses of case study local and global versions of the same story; understanding the key differences between local and global standards of journalistic writing; applying skills and knowledge to repackaging news for different markets; using local journalism as a source to produce global journalism; repackaging global news for local audiences; ethical and legal considerations.
Contact Hours
Full time option only:
•Term One: 11 Contact hours + 3 hours optional lecture + tutorials and guest speakers
•Term Two: 10 Contact hours + tutorials and guest speakers
The course provides for an optional data journalism course in term one
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment:
Assessments will take the form of practical projects and tasks, essays, exams, case studies, presentations, reflexive reports and dissertations.
Assessing students’ knowledge and understanding of theoretical debates, hermeneutic skills and understanding of the historical and institutional context of different international journalism practices will be undertaken via written essays.