Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full Time or Part Time
FROM 2017-18
Students must take 180 credits comprised of 120 taught credits (including core and option modules) and a 60 credit dissertation
Select the equivalent of FIVE Modules comprising full (1.0) and half (0.5) Modules including the dissertation
Understanding journalism is crucial in today’s mediated world. The spread of the Internet, social media and the advent of comparatively cheap communications technology holds out the promise of enabling a more diverse range of actors to shape journalism. The forms and practices involved in such journalism could also enable greater inclusivity, supporting a range of progressive aims such as advocacy, peace, development and greater intercultural understanding. At the same time, widespread cost-cutting in mainstream journalism and the speeded-up journalistic practices used to service multiple delivery platforms threaten to further entrench the norms and definitional advantages of the wealthy and powerful because of their greater ability to subsidise journalism through public relations material.
This course draws upon the unique positioning of SOAS in higher education in order to examine how such tensions affect contemporary journalistic representations of the Global South and how they relate to different cultural, political, technological and historical contexts. Therefore this course springs from a pluralistic critical perspective: seeking to analyse how others represent Southern countries and events and how Southern actors seek to represent themselves. This contrasts strongly with other Journalism MAs taught in the UK, which are usually constrained by the norms and priorities of British professional accreditation bodies.
THE ON-LINE MODULE SIGN-UP SYSTEM GUIDES STUDENTS THROUGH THE AVAILABLE MODULES.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL OPTIONAL MODULES ARE AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR.
| Module | Code | Credits | Term | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation in International Journalisms | 15PMSC992 | 60 | Full Year | |
| Qualitative Research Methods | 15PMSC033 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| Theoretical Approaches to International Journalisms | 15PMSC032 | 30 | Full Year |
| Module | Code | Credits | Term | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topics in Global Digital Cultures | 15PMSC034 | 15 | Term 2 | |
| Studies in Global Digital Cultures | 15PMSH029 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| International Political Communication | 15PMSH009 | 15 | Term 2 | |
| Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and Communications | 15PMSH003 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| The Transnational News Environment: Production, Representation and Use | 15PMSH006 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media:Networking, Connectivity, Identity | 15PMSH004 | 15 | Term 2 | |
| Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies | 15PMSH005 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| Studies in Global Media and Post-National Communication | 15PMSH007 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| Emerging Digital Cultures in Asia and Africa - Theory and Practice | 15PMSH018 |
| Module | Code | Credits | Term | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology of Development | 15PANC090 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Culture and Society of East Africa | 15PANH063 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| Culture and Society of West Africa | 15PANH068 | 15 | Term 2 | |
| Cultural Understandings of Health | 15PANC093 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Comparative politics of the Middle East | 15PPOC026 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Government and politics in Africa | 15PPOC205 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Politics of Globalisation and Development in Asia and Africa | 15PPOC017 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Aid and Development | 15PDSH027 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| Civil society, social movements and the development process | 15PDSH001 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| Gender and Development | 15PDSH010 | 15 | Term 1 | |
| Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks and Informal Work | 15PDSH024 | 15 | Term 2 | Not Running 2017/2018 |
| Music in Development | 15PMUC034 | 15 | Term 2 | |
| The Music Business (Masters) | 15PMUH003 | 15 | Term 2 |
If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Faculty.
Full details of postgraduate tuition fees can be found on the Registry's Postgraduate Tuition Fees page.
This is a Band 1 tuition fee.
Fees for 2017/18 entrants. The fees below are per academic year. Please note that fees go up each year.
| Full-time | Part-time 2 Years | Part-time 3 Years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK/EU Students | Overseas Students | UK/EU Students | Overseas Students | UK/EU Students | Overseas Students |
| £8,785 | £18,075 | £4,393 | £9,038 | £2,928 | £6,025 |
Application Deadline: 2017-01-31 17:00
Application Deadline: 2017-01-31 17:00
Application Deadline: 2017-02-22 17:00
Application Deadline: 2017-02-22 17:00
Application Deadline: 2017-02-22 17:00
For further details and information on external scholarships visit the Scholarships section
If you still have questions about this programme or studying at SOAS get in touch.
Postgraduate programme applications should be made through our online application system.
