Master of International Journalism (MC-INTJOUR) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

Graduates of the Master of International Journalism should be able to:

• Demonstrate specialised knowledge and skills in international journalism, informed by knowledge of professional issues and new and innovative forms of practice in the international context
• Link theory and practice in the international context, informed by an understanding of differences in international settings and how these are changing, and a comparative knowledge of the different traditions of journalistic professionalism that prevail in a variety of countries and cultural settings
• Engage in critical and ethical reflection on international journalism, such that they are enabled to exercise responsibility as expert practitioners of journalism
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and capacities of critical reflection they need to shape the profession and play a leadership role in international journalism at a time of great change
• Produce high quality journalism through the exercise of high-level skills in journalistic research, investigation and communication

Generic skills

Graduate attributes

Graduates of the Master of International Journalism should:

• Have developed a familiarity with different international traditions, practices and environments of journalism
• Be equipped to investigate and report on stories ethically and with a sensitivity to local and cultural context
• Demonstrate a practically grounded and theoretically informed understanding of the implications of social change for shifting fields of practice in an international context;
• Have excellent critical skills and a capacity to engage with complex social issues and problems in global and local contexts
• Demonstrate the ability to explain the differences between different social, cultural and professional settings, and an openness to different perspectives
• Be equipped with capacities of informed ethical reasoning, and an understanding of their social responsibilities