Media Practice For Development And Social Change Ma

University of Sussex

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Masters Degrees

Qualification

1 Year

Course duration

8/31/2025

Start Date

US$27766

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This is a unique course. You will critically analyse development, democratisation processes and social change alongside gaining creative and technical media production skills. You focus on media as tools for global social and political change. There is a a strong emphasis on the role of civil society and alternative media organisations. Social media, citizen journalism, activist media, participatory media, and specialised broadcast media are successfully used to inform and engage audiences outside established channels of communication for issues such as: social inequality human rights gender issues environmental change. Careers Civil society institutions, social movements and international development agencies increasingly require skilled and creative people to apply digital media technologies in enhancing their capacity to communicate, interact and influence within and across borders. This MA has been developed specifically for those seeking employment in: global or national media industries NGOs and the international voluntary sector international development institutions independent media production companies. Graduate destinations Recent Media Practice for Development and Social Change MA graduates have gone on to jobs including: communications assistant, Global Call for Climate Action community work, Pavilions Drug and Alcohol Service director, UrbanFlo Creative.

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Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification can be in any subject. You can also apply for this course if you have relevant work experience, or you submit a portfolio of work. English Language Requirements: IELTS (Academic) Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component); TOEFL (iBT) - 80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing.

1 Year - Full time

Fee

£21,500.00 (US$ 27,766) per yearBooks, course materials and other costs (average) - 2.25 to 5.54 (Cost per week) Please check with institution

Start Date

8/31/2025

Address

University of Sussex, Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH, England, United Kingdom

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The University of Sussex was established in 1961 and is located at Brighton. The university provides study programs in areas like Humanities (American studies, English language teaching, linguistics and media), Social Sciences and Cultural Studies (development studies, education, international relations and law), Life Sciences (biological sciences, chemistry and psychology), Science and Technology (computing, engineering, information technology, mathematics and physics) and Management (international management, technology and innovation management).

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