The Master's Programme in Global Politics and Communication offers a cutting-edge combination of political science, communication studies and global political economy.

You will apply ideas, concepts and methodologies to key societal and political issues such as the changing character of democracy, the role of organisations and governance in the globalising world, and the regulation of global finance and trade. The programme emphasises developing your critical thinking, a necessary skill in many careers.

Why Global Politics and Communication?

Global Politics and Communication is an interdisciplinary and innovative Master’s degree programme that addresses the key challenges of globalisation from the perspective of media and communication studies, organisation research and global political economy. The programme emphasises developing your critical thinking, a necessary skill in many careers.

The specific objectives of the programme include:

• Providing you with advanced knowledge of global political economy, relationships between the media and the development of democracy, and linkages between governance, organisations and communication
• Empowering you to assess how politics and the media are linked to the forces of globalisation
• Equipping you with conceptual understanding and the theoretical and methodological skills needed to carry out original and relevant research on key societal issues
• Preparing you to engage in public discussions and develop critical reasoning and argumentation skills that are equally important in academia, public organisations and the private sector

In­ter­na­tional scope and co-operation:

The Master's Programme in Global Politics and Communication is an international programme with a student intake from around the world. Furthermore, we receive many visiting and exchange students and scholars from Europe and further afield. In addition to providing our students with a unique international learning atmosphere, it may also be possible for students to participate in exchange programmes for a short-term study period in top universities around the world. Our students are also provided with the opportunity of doing a voluntary internship abroad.

One of the advantages of studying at the Faculty of Social Sciences is the possibility to study elective courses in other Master’s programmes.

Academic freedom is a strong part of the studying experience at the University of Helsinki. This gives you the possibility to study different elective studies within the university and the other universities in the Helsinki metropolitan area through Flexible Study Right (JOO) agreements. You can also conduct your master’s research in a company where you are working.