Global Politics and Communication

Overview

The specific objectives of the Global Politics and Communication programme taught at University of Helsinki  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

Career

Graduates of the disciplines of Political Science and Media and Communication Studies have gone on to work in a range of jobs as experts and consultants in Finland and internationally, in the public and the private sectors as well as in non-governmental organisations. They are mainly employed in the fields of politics, administration, the media and communication, for example at Nokia, Google, IBM, Hill and Knowlton, Miltton, Helsinki Times etc.

The programme also provides graduates with excellent qualification to continue with academic research to pursue an academic career in universities in Finland and around the world.