Strategic Communication and Public Relations (Joint Degree UPF Barcelona)

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 Universitat Pompeu Fabra. You will benefit from an international perspective, having the opportunity to study in both Stirling and Barcelona.

Taught entirely in English, the Strategic Communication and Public Relations (Joint Degree UPF Barcelona)  course offers a hands-on approach, while at the same time providing you with the theoretical foundations you need to practise public relations and strategic communication 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.

Career opportunities

Our Masters in Strategic Communication and Public Relations prepares you for an international careers in public relations, strategic communication or related areas in consultancies, private sector companies (in-house positions), NGOs and international organisations, including the EU and the UN.

Our graduates typically occupy positions such as:

• Communications Officer/Manager
• Public Relations Officer/Manager
• Media Officer
• Social Media Officer/Manager
• Internal Communications Officer/Manager
• Corporate Affairs Officer/Manager 
• Public Affairs Officer/Manager

Some graduates have started their own companies or work as project managers. Others stay in academia, going on to gain PhDs and then work as lecturers, teaching and researching public relations in universities.