International Journalism MA

Do you want to report on news from the most interesting and important parts of the world? Are you committed to a career in journalism but need the professional skills? If so, this postgraduate course provides excellent preparation for working across all platforms.

From the moment you start Brunel’s International Journalism degree, you will learn to deliver high-quality video, audio, online, and print journalism geared towards global audiences. You will also learn some of the tools and techniques that fact-checkers and open-source investigators use to check claims and verify or debunk images, increasingly essential skills in an age when misinformation and disinformation proliferate.

Brunel’s course content aims to equip you with digital, multi-platform journalism skills and an advanced understanding of the context of journalism in the fast-changing world of news media. You will study a mix of practical and theory modules contextualising different forms of journalistic practice within a world of technological, political, and cultural change.

Brunel offers you a challenging, employment-orientated programme on a leading journalism course at a London university focusing on international reporting.

You will benefit significantly from our research strengths and excellent links with the industry, the opportunity to build your journalistic skills working on the Hillingdon Herald, which is published locally, while doing your studies, and the option of taking a course accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists. Additionally, alumni and industry guest speakers will bring further insight and inspiration about what it means to work within global media.  

You will also get plenty of hands-on training and practice in the University’s well-equipped media suite that mimics the recording and broadcast facilities used within the industry.

The MA International Journalism will appeal to diverse candidates interested in journalism across all sectors, including print journalism, online journalism, radio journalism, TV journalism, and cross-platform reporting.

2.6/4, 3.2/5 or 65%

• IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
• Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
• BrunELT: 63% (min 58% in all areas)
• TOEFL: 90 (min 20 in all)

You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page.

Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options through our Brunel Language Centre.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants. This information is for guidance only and each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Entry requirements are subject to review, and may change.

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