Key Information
Duration: Full-time 48 months; Part-time 72 months.
Start dates and application deadlines:
Starting February 2027: apply before December 2026.
Starting October 2027: apply before July 2027 for international students; apply before August 2027 for national students.
If you’re an international student and need a Student Route visa, you’ll need to apply at least 8 weeks before the CAS deadline.
Language: English.
Delivered: Online.
Campus Location: Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
Disciplines: Communication Studies; Journalism.
Overview
The Journalism and Communications degree from University of Gloucestershire will boost your professional practice and develop high-level skills and knowledge to progress your career.
Key facts:
- We offer a Journalism and Communications degree at the University of Gloucestershire, you’ll benefit from an experienced team of research-active scholars and industry practitioners who can offer supervision across a range of topics.
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Programme Structure
Modules include:
- You’ll have the opportunity to choose between a research-based or practice-based project. For example, write a thesis of 80,000 words for the research-based PhD (30,000 words for the MA by Research) or, for the practice-based option, create a piece of content or stage a multi-media event and accompany it with a much-shorter written component.
- As a practice-based student, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art studios and equipment.
- Students who haven’t already completed a relevant Master’s degree are normally required to complete two research-methods modules: Philosophy and Approaches to Research, and Methodologies and Methods.
- These sessions and their related assignments will help you lay the critical foundations for your project.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 88
TOEFL iBT® is accepted by more than 13,000 universities and other institutions in over 160 countries. The test can be taken at a test center or at home. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30.
OR
PTE Academic: 70
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) is a language test that enables students to demonstrate their writing, listening, speaking, and reading skills when applying to study in English. The score refers to a total score which ranges between 10 and 90.
OR
IELTS: 6.5
The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading).
Other requirements
General requirements
- A master’s degree or equivalent in a subject area relevant to the proposed research topic.
- We actively encourage applications from students from a range of diverse backgrounds who demonstrate appropriate research experience and achievement.
- Please provide a copy of your research proposal. This should be 1,000 words (excluding references and appendices) following the structure outlined in this research proposal guide.
- Please note; we’re unable to process applications without a proposal for the School’s consideration. Not supplying one will delay the processing of applications.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 25,176 AUD per year (approximately 13,425 GBP per year).
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 10,033 AUD per year (approximately 5,350 GBP per year).
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