Political Communication MSc
Brunel University of London
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Communication has always been integral to politics and politics to communication but the interplay between them is changing dramatically in the social media age and as new forms of politics emerge in spaces as far afield as Trumps America, Brexit Britain or Modis India. Such developments challenge at a global and national level the taken-for-granted assumptions about what is political and how we communicate it. The Political Communication MSc aims to tap into growing interest nationally and ...Read more

Communication has always been integral to politics and politics to communication but the interplay between them is changing dramatically in the social media age and as new forms of politics emerge in spaces as far afield as Trumps America, Brexit Britain or Modis India. Such developments challenge at a global and national level the taken-for-granted assumptions about what is political and how we communicate it. The Political Communication MSc aims to tap into growing interest nationally and internationally in how to make sense of these developments and what they may mean for political communication professionals working in areas as diverse as election campaigns, PR and crisis communication, political satire, or journalism. The new interdisciplinary degree is unique in offering a strong practical strand of modules that aim to upskill you within a theoretically robust degree. The academic component of the degree aims to critically examine current developments but also locates them historically and within an internationalised curriculum. You will have the opportunity to take practical modules or theory-practical offering the potential to upskill in different types of writing, technical competencies and presentational elements on practical modules.Careers and your futureThe degree upskills those taking it with a range of critical, technical and communicative skills in demand withcampaigning organisations (e.g. NGOs and advocacy, protest groups and movements, parties and members of parliament) looking for people who can strategise and shape content for clearly targeted audiencescultural industries keen to recruit graduates able to produce traditional or digital forms content in political satire, PR or marketingbusinesses, news outlets or communication organisations that need people training in analysing images, videos and audio content for manipulation

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47/101
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A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree, or equivalent internationally recognised qualification, in Humanities, Social Sciences and Business related subject.

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£21,260 per year

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Brunel University of London
Brunel University of London , Uxbridge

Brunel University of London, founded in 1966, is a leading technology university renowned for its education and research, as well as...

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Brunel University of London
Kingston Lane Uxbridge Hillingdon UB8 3PH United Kingdom
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