Communications - Media Studies and Journalism (Hons) University of Malta

Overview

 In your first year, you will explore diverse aspects of communications, including journalism, photography, film, and media culture. 

As the Communications - Media Studies and Journalism (Hons) course offered by University of Malta progresses, if you choose the Media Studies and Journalism stream from your second year, you will develop core journalistic competencies such as investigative reporting, ethics in the media, photojournalism, and data journalism, while also engaging with broader media studies themes. 

You will have opportunities to enhance your practical skills through documentary film production, digital content creation, and a professional placement. Throughout the course, you are encouraged to explore how journalism operates in local and international contexts, both historically and in the digital age, so you can critically engage with the media landscape and contribute meaningfully to it.

Careers

As a graduate with a Bachelor of Communications (Hons), majoring in Media Studies & Journalism, you will be prepared for careers as a journalist, investigative reporter, news editor, broadcast journalist, photojournalist, documentary producer, digital content creator, data journalist, media analyst, communications officer, media researcher, or press officer, among others.