Corporate Communications MA
Facts about this course
| Qualification | MA |
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| Duration | Full time: 1 year |
| Attendance | 5 days per week |
| Assessment | Coursework; exams; dissertation |
| Course structure You can now apply for September 2010 entry for this course. |
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Choose Kingston's Corporate Communications MA
Course director Ronny Nicholas, a current student and recent graduate talk about this masters degree in Corporate Communications at Kingston University:
The Corporate Communications MA course is designed for graduates of any discipline who are seeking to make corporate communications an integral part of their career progression.
It will enable you to enhance your career prospects by gaining a professional qualification and developing your practical skills. It will also equip you with the necessary skills to make a significant contribution in the areas of communications and marketing, particularly in specialist areas such as public relations and internal communications.
What will you study?
You will study eight modules that address the key issues in corporate communications and marketing. You will study the principles and practice of public relations and internal communications, as well as the impact of cross-cultural management communications. You will also investigate the importance to organisations of managing corporate social responsibility.
You will develop a firm appreciation of the core marketing principles and practice from which all communications-related activity must flow and will examine the role of marketing communications and integrated communications campaigns. In addition you will learn about the value of market research to help make sound communications decisions.
Through your dissertation, you can focus in-depth on a specific area or issues, enabling you to tailor your MA to your own interests and career aspirations.
This course is taught by staff in Kingston Business School.
Teaching staff include:
- Ronny Nicholas, course director and senior lecturer
Kingston Business School works closely with the business world’s principal professional bodies in order to harmonise its education provision with the needs of today’s business practitioners. You will learn how to turn theory into practice and gain a qualification that has real value in the real world.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Modules
- Marketing Communications
- Global Marketing Management
- Public Relations
- The Internal Communication Environment
- Cross-Cultural Management Communication
- Managing Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
- Survey Analysis
- Market Research
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Awards and prizes
Students on this course are eligible to compete for the Brian Francis Memorial Award. This prize, worth £1,000, is awarded annually to the student who delivers the best presentation of their Dissertation research to a panel of judges. For more information on the award, visit www.brianfrancis.co.uk.



