Workshop 1 01/12

Humanities (social & political science)

Mundus Masters Journalism and Media within Globalization

Monika Pater, University of HamburgInger Munk, Danish School of Journalism/Aarhus University

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Erasmus Mundus Masters Journalism and Media within Globalization: The European Perspective

Semester 1

Aarhus DK

Semester 2

Amsterdam NL

Semester 3

30 ECTS

Semester 4

30 ECTS

Globalization: Reporting global change DSJ

(10 ECTS)

Journalism and Cultural Diversity

(10 ECTS)

War and Conflict:

University of Wales, Swansea, Uk or

Thesis

Globalization and the transformation of the state AU Pol. Science (10 ECTS)

Entertaining the Citizen

(10 ECTS)

Business and Finance:City University, London UK or

Thesis

Globalization, Culture and the Roles of the Media

AU Media Studies

(10 ECTS)

The Politics of News

(10 ECTS)

Media Systems, Journalism and Public Spheres in a Comparative Perspective:

University of Hamburg GE

Thesis

MundusJournalism 06-08: Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Norway, Pakistan, Phillipines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Ukraine, USA

MundusJournalism scholar about advantages of this Masters

•Draws on the strengths of six different prestigious institutions

•Journalism in a global context by living in three different European countries•Students learning from each other

Added Values

•Close cooperation of six different institutions •New knowledge: Students challenge each other and the professors•Further development of Journalism and Media together with social science and the humanities

Principles for success: Simple & Fun

•Partners know each other and connect well on a pers/prof level. Thorough preparation•Clear structure for decisiontaking: Board of Studies•Simple programme structure•Share of work and responsibility - common ownership• Clear info www.MundusJournalism.com

Challenges / Obstacles

• National legislation

• Immigration

• Transfer of grades

• Numbers of EU students