Strategic Communications King's College London

Overview

MA Strategic Communications at King’s College London examines the fascinating role of communications in contemporary politics, corporate leadership, foreign policy and international development.

Students will learn how states and their governments communicate in international politics and how they shape long term strategies in a range of fields from military to diplomatic to aid and development.

These themes will be taught through a set of challenges that represent some of the most significant that strategic communicators will face in the coming decade. We aim to prepare them with suitable skills.

Key Benefits

War Studies is a multidisciplinary department devoted to the study of all aspects of war and conflict and the broad remit of international relations. In the 21st century we need to understand how states and insurgent movements communicate their policies and ideas in these dynamic contexts. We enable you to:        

• Develop skills for in-depth analytical and critical thinking about international politics. Work with the latest, cutting-edge research in your field.

• Contribute to a vibrant research community. Our world-renowned staff and international student body come from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds.

• Work with some of the world’s best academics in your field. Our Department staff publish world-leading research and offer outstanding research-led teaching and training.

• Work with some of the world’s leading practitioners from governments, internal organisations, and strategic communications agencies. We teach not only how to think about strategic communications but how to do it.

• Build networks. Connect with visiting academics, government ministers, diplomats, soldiers, aid and trade leaders, and journalists who regularly deliver our lectures and contribute to our seminars.

• Grow your networks with employers, think-tanks, organisations, policymaking bodies in the UK and globally.E

• Enjoy living and studying right in the heart of London beside the River Thames.

Career prospects

This year four students joined the UK Cabinet Office as Strategic Communicators after completing the MA programme. Over the last 3 years, 14 of our students have enjoyed internships at the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, Riga, Latvia, and several others have interned with and later been employed by communications companies in London.

This new MA course equips students to think conceptually about Strategic Communications in the dynamic world of global affairs, then how to apply particular practices and techniques to working in the field.