MSc Strategic Communication and Public Relations (Joint Degree PFU Barcelona)
Study at the University of Stirling and Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, where you’ll gain an international perspective on strategic communication and public relations.
Key facts
- Award Masters / MSc
- Start date September 2021
- Duration MSc full-time: 12 months
- Mode of study Full-time, Stand-alone modules
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Overview
Immerse yourself in a variety of cultures while you study on this interdisciplinary, advanced postgraduate course in Strategic Communication and Public Relations delivered jointly by the University of Stirling and Pompeu Fabra University. You will benefit from an international perspective, having the opportunity to study in both Stirling and Barcelona.
Taught entirely in English, the course offers a hands-on approach, while at the same time providing you with the theoretical foundations you need to practise public relations at a managerial level and understand the role of public relations in society.
You’ll obtain a joint MSc degree from the University of Stirling and Pompeu Fabra University. You spend Semester 1 at the University of Stirling and then move to Pompeu Fabra University for Semester 2. You may then decide if you would like to have your dissertation supervised by staff at Stirling or Pompeu Fabra.
Learn more about the course by visiting the Pompeu Fabra University website.
Professional accreditation
Awarded with a CEI label (International Campus of Excellence) by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Pompeu Fabra is a modern university with prestigious international rankings.
Flexible learning
If you’re interested in studying a module from this course, the Postgraduate Certificate or the Postgraduate Diploma then please email Graduate Admissions to discuss your course of study.
Research overview
Communications, Media and Culture at the University of Stirling had 70 percent of its research rated as either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014). Pompeu Fabra staff are also research active and publish internationally.
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