International Journalism MA

Student projects

The Flood of Poverty

Student: Edgar Morse
Project title: The Flood of Poverty
Summary: Life in Dire Dawa, Ethopia
Link: http://streaming.falmouth.ac.uk/primary/mors.wmv

Failed Promises

Student: Dan Morgan
Project title: Failed Promises
Summary: Protests against the perceived failure of the G8 regarding climate change and healthcare initiatives in Africa
Link: http://streaming.falmouth.ac.uk/primary/danmorgan.wmv

The Price of Flying

Student: Jake Huw O'Neill
Project title: The Price of Flying
Summary: How aviation affects the environment
Link: http://streaming.falmouth.ac.uk/primary/jake_hun_oneil.wmv

Tell me more about the MA International Journalism course

If you want a career in global news, Falmouth’s MA in International Journalism (accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council) will help you get there. Our course team is made up of professionals with a vast range of experience in the news industry, who’ll teach you how to produce high quality journalism for television, radio, online and print. We’ll also instruct you how to keep safe in volatile situations, with our unique Hostile Environment training.

Work placements at news organisations such as the BBC, Reuters, APTN, Sky News and Sky Radio, The Independent and The Telegraph also form a key element of the course, ensuring you gain the skills and confidence you need to make it in this challenging field.

UCF Journo is the website of the MA International Journalism and MA Multimedia Broadcast Journalism courses at University College Falmouth. All of the content is generated by current students.

In the press

• Churnalism (4.75MB), a major article by Paul Lashmar which appears in The Press Gazette. See page 14 of download (02 May 2008)
• Get creative and give reporting a beginning, middle and an end article published in the Press Gazette (25 April 2008)
• Press Gazette MA International Journalism story (18 January 2008)
• War reporting: Five top tips for staying safe by George Matheson (17 January 2008)
• Education UK article (2007)
• Jane Lighting's interview with Denis Gartside (MP3 audio 62MB)
  Jane Lighting, Chief Executive of Chanel Five and President of Royal Television Society, gave a talk at the Plymouth Media Partership day on "Breaking into the media". During the event - sponsored by UCF and others - she was interviewed by Dr Denis Gartside, who is Treasurer of the Royal Television Society, South West Centre.
  Interview date: 12 November.
  Main topic: The state of the Media today
• Britain’s first Hostile Environment Training course for student journalists welcomed by industry
  
• Keeping journalists safe (The Independent, 03 December 2006)

Answers and advice about the course

If you have any queries about the course please visit our HelpMe Forum.

HelpMe Forum: MA International Journalism

Additional information

2010 Postgraduate Prospectus (4.82 MB)

Funding your study

A Master’s degree represents a significant investment in your future, and you will rightly be concerned about funding. Our student fees & funding section outlines fees for full and part time students and has guides to introduce you to ways of funding your course at Falmouth.

Creative Enterprise Cornwall

Put your skills to use in Cornwall's dynamic business environment on a paid placement project

Creative Enterprise Cornwall is a project offering financial support to postgraduate students who live in Cornwall during their studies. It is run by University College Falmouth and part-funded by the European Social Fund. The aim of the project is to promote graduate opportunities within Cornwall - develop new business skills if you are changing your career, or use the opportunity to strengthen the skills you already have. A maximum of £1250 is available.

The placement project must meet the following criteria:

• It must take place in Cornwall or benefit a Cornish company
• It must meet your course objectives (Course Leader must agree to the placement)
• Must be a minimum of one working week in duration (maximum 3 weeks) and be confirmed by the company

More information about the project can be found here

Career opportunities

Graduates from our postgraduate International Journalism course are qualified to work as reporters, producers, writers and presenters in television, radio, online and print, in both the UK and abroad.

Former students have secured work at the BBC, Reuters and Sky World News among other leading news organisations.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements through the university sector include Honours Degrees, Foundation Degrees and HNDs in a related subject. If you have solid professional industry experience rather than academic achievement, this may be acceptable for entry to study at this level through a process called APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning).

More information about entry requirements and applying for our postgraduate courses can be found here

For further information about MA International Journalism at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 253661.

For an informal chat, call Course Leader, George Matheson, on 07974 642757

Related courses

• Multimedia Broadcast Journalism MA
• Television Production MA