Journalism (MA)

The MA Journalism at NUI Galway is an innovative, digital-first journalism programme focusing on key multimedia skills needed to work in the new media era. The programme aims to train journalists to work in the fast-paced world of journalism, equipping graduates with essential training in traditional reporting skills for print/online and broadcast, as well as new media training in social media, audience development and analytics, data journalism, ‘MoJo’, multimedia, social video, podcasting and verification.

NUI Galway has a long tradition of journalism training and all journalism students are required to undertake a rigorous programme of news writing and reporting, broadcasting, media law, politics, economics and current affairs, ethics and regulation, and can choose from a suite of optional elective modules to give them specialist knowledge in niche areas. These elective modules include Features Journalism, Data and Visualisation, Business and Financial Journalism, or Investigating Miscarriages of Justice.

Semester One

• Journalism Bootcamp (10 credits)
• Reporting Economics and Politics (10 credits)
• Global Media and Society (5 credits)
• Social and Digital Production (5 credits)

Semester Two

• Multimedia Newsdays (10 credits)
• Media Law (5 credits)
• Researching the Media (5 credits) 

Choose 10 credits from the following elective modules:-

• Features Journalism (10 credits)
• Investigating Miscarriages of Justice (10 credits)
• Business and Financial Journalism (10 credits)
• Data Journalism and Visualisation (10 credits)

Additionally, students who choose the International Journalism and Human Rights stream have the following outline, including modules in Human Rights, and ‘Being a Foreign Correspondent’:

Semester One

• Journalism Bootcamp (10 credits)
• International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
• Global Media and Society (5 credits)
• Social and Digital Production (5 credits) 

Semester Two

• Being a Foreign Correspondent (10 credits)
• Researching the Media (5 credits) 

Choose 10 credits from the following elective modules:-

• Investigating Miscarriages of Justice (10 credits)
• Data Journalism and Visualisation (10 credits)
• International Peace Operations (10 credits)
• Climate Justice (5 credits)
• Media Law (5 credits)

Students who choose the Global Business and Financial Journalism stream have the following outline, including modules in business and financial journalism:-

Semester One

• Journalism Bootcamp (10 credits)
• Reporting Economics and Politics (10 credits)
• Global Media and Society (5 credits)

 Semester Two

• Multimedia Newsdays (10 credits)
• Business and Financial Journalism (10 credits)
• Data Journalism and Visualisation (10 credits)

Choose between:-

• Researching the Media (5 credits)
• Social and Digital Production (5 credits)
• Media Law (5 credits)