Global Journalism MA

Developed in partnership with the Institute for Journalism and Social Change, the MA Global Journalism - and its suite of postgraduate pathways - address the emergent challenges and opportunities for journalism in a global and digital news paradigm.

On campus

• MA Global Data Journalism
• MA Documentary and Global Justice
• MA Investigative and Human Rights Journalism
• MA Photojournalism and Global Justice

Online

Students registered on the online programme are eligible to study in London for a period of intensive in-person delivery (up to 2 weeks) related to their modules/course. Overseas students who opt for this can do so using the standard visitor visa route. Please be aware that students who come to the UK on the standard visitor route are not eligible for the graduate route visa.

For more information and guidance about the standard visitor route please visit our Visa section.

• MA Global Data Journalism (Online)
• MA Documentary and Global Justice (Online)
• MA Investigative and Human Rights Journalism (Online)
• MA Photojournalism and Global Justice (Online)

Our courses integrate history, theory and a future-leaning approach to critical journalism practice. They aim to kick-start and advance careers in the global news industry, with a focus on digital and multimedia journalism for global audiences. 

Our course content as well as teaching methods are rooted in a conception of journalism’s potential to speak truth to power, and a concern for the different ways in which that is under threat: from disinformation to emergent forms of censorship and repression.

Our diverse range of modules also share a common orientation towards the Global South, championing decolonised and feminist approaches, and placing both the under-represented and the under-reported at the core of our curriculum.

Above all, you will have the opportunity to develop and hone a cross section of skillsets applicable to a wide range of career paths within journalism and beyond.

Why study MA Global Journalism at SOAS 

• Develop and advance careers in reporting for conventional newsrooms, NGOs and human rights organisations, as well as a broad range of communication roles in the world of politics and campaigning and broader sectors
• Our flexible mode of study accommodates both online and on campus enrolment. Above all, you will work on both individual and collaborative journalism investigations across borders and under the mentorship of world class and award-winning reporters.
• Above all, you will work on both individual and collaborative journalism investigations across borders and under the mentorship of world class and award-winning reporters.