Professional Communication – MA

This course develops your skills and knowledge as a professional communicator. It is flexible and adapts to your professional and personal interests, while giving you knowledge of human and organisational communication.

The course improves your practice as a professional communicator and develops your knowledge of the complexities of human communication in professional contexts.

There is a wide choice of optional modules for you to choose from based on your needs. You can balance academic or research-led topics with applied topics to suit and improve your communication practice. You can negotiate assignments with tutors to reflect your needs. Through coursework and practical project work you gain new perspectives in your area of specialisation.

The course encourages you to consider theoretical perspectives, as well as the wider social implications of different types of communication. It enables you to contribute to more effective communication in any role where communication is important.

For your dissertation you define your own area of study to demonstrate your ability to question and expand your professional practice. You must focus on an area of general interest to the professional communication profession but can tailor the theme to reflect your career strengths and aspirations.

Attendance is by distance learning only.