Education and Journalism, Media and Communication

Education and Journalism, Media and Communication is a combination that brings together two fields each concerned with how knowledge is produced, shared, and understood. Education examines how people learn and how societies transmit knowledge, values, and skills across generations, drawing on psychology, sociology, and philosophy to understand pedagogy and the organisation of educational systems. Journalism, media, and communication explores how information is gathered, produced, and distributed through news, digital platforms, and other media, developing both critical understanding and practical professional skills.

At the University of Strathclyde, this four-year full-time programme allows you to develop your understanding of education theory alongside practical skills in journalism, communication, information design, and media management. The journalism, media, and communication strand engages you with the media industry in the dynamic Glasgow context, developing your ability to produce and critically evaluate content across a range of platforms. The education strand gives you the theoretical and analytical grounding to understand how learning happens and how educational institutions work.

Together, the two subjects prepare you for roles in the broad professional context where media, communication, and education intersect.

Graduates go on to careers in journalism, broadcasting, content creation, educational media, communications management, teaching, educational publishing, and public information roles. The combination is particularly valuable in organisations that work at the interface of education and media, such as public broadcasters, educational publishers, museums, and community media organisations. Postgraduate study in journalism, education, media studies, or communications is a natural route for those who wish to develop their expertise further or pursue more specialised professional roles.