Documentary and Global Justice

As well as acquiring a range of practical camera and editing skills, you will have the opportunity to work intensively with a leading independent film production company in London and produce your own film. The pathway is taught in partnership with Roast Beef Productions, and under the direction of Mike Lerner, a multi-award winning documentary producer including Oscar nomination, Emmy and Bafta awards.

The Documentary and Global Justice program from SOAS University of London content as well as teaching methods are rooted in a conception of journalism’s potential to speak truth to power, and a concern for the different ways in which that is under threat: from disinformation to emergent forms of censorship and repression.

Career opportunities:

The MA Global Journalism and specialist pathways prepare students for freelance careers and journalism roles within conventional news organisations as well as NGO and campaigning organisations. Students will also acquire cross-over skills applicable to a range of career pathways within broader fields including communications, human rights law and politics.

Courses include:

• Documentary and Social Change

• Writing for Visual Media

• Global News: Theory and Practice

• Collaborative Research Project: Documentary

• Photojournalism and Social Change