SPbU SPbU
  • For Partners
  • Job Opportunities at SPbU
  • Contacts
  • Library
  • RU
  • 中文
  • About SPbU
    • The University Board of Trustees
    • History
    • Administration
    • International Cooperation
    • The University in Persons
    • Museums and Collections
    • Green Campus
    • About St Petersburg
    • Pirogov Clinic
    • Academic and Research Departments
    • University Giftshop
    • For Alumni
    • By-laws and Regulations
    University Introduction
  • Admission
    • Educational Programmes
    • Admissions Procedure
    • Documents Required
    • Independent Aspirantura Studies
    • International Admissions Office
    • Preparatory Course
    • Recognition of Foreign Educational Credentials
    • Tuition
    • Visa Support
    How to Apply
  • Education
    • Student Life
    • Internship
    • Accessible Environment
    • Accommodation
    • Clinics
    • Courses Taught in Foreign Languages
    • Heads of the Academic Offices
    • Online Courses
    • Scholarships and Grants
    • Services
    • Useful Information for International Students
    • Students Exchange Programmes (SEP)
    • Career Centre
    • International Student Club
    • Medical Services
    Russian Education System
  • Research
    • Research Park
    • M. Gorky Scientific Library of SPbU
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Research Internship Programme
    • Research Repository
    • Council of Young Scientists
    • Journals at SPbU
    • University Spin-offs
    • Intellectual Property
    • Visiting Professors
    • Pure System
    Resources Overview
  • News and Events
Educational Programmes
  • Educational Programmes
    • Undergraduate
    • Graduate
    • Doctoral
    • Clinical Residency Programmes
    • Additional Educational Programmes
    • Russian Language Programmes
  • Admissions Procedure
  • Documents Required
  • Independent Aspirantura Studies
  • International Admissions Office
  • Preparatory Course
  • Recognition of Foreign Educational Credentials
  • Tuition
  • Visa Support
Admission Educational Programmes Graduate

International Journalism

42.04.02 In Russian

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

Main courses
  • Theory and Practice of International Journalism
  • The Media Map of the World
  • International Journalism and Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy Propaganda
  • Digital Democracy
  • Intercultural Media Discourse
  • Information and International Security
  • International Journalistic Media Laboratory
  • Creating a Media Project
  • Visualisation of International Information: Fundamentals of Photography and Infographics
  • Work with International Information in Commerce
  • Work with International Information in Public Administration
Our advantages
  • The programme takes into account the latest trends in the modern educational environment. During the development of the curriculum, similar programmes of the world's top schools of journalism were benchmarked: the University of Missouri (the USA); Shanghai University (China); Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), City, University of London (Great Britain); MGIMO University (Russia); and others
  • The programme maintains a balance of theory and practice, and science and applied professional activity. Among the teaching staff of the programme are: high calibre faculty of St Petersburg University and foreign universities; teacher-practitioners; and representatives of the Russian and foreign media communities
  • Representatives of the Russian News Agency TASS and the International Television and Radio Company MIR took part in the development of the programme
  • The academic programme is unique in that it provides simultaneous majors in such areas of professional development as ‘creativity and technology’ and ‘analysis and management’. Along with the competencies that make it possible to conduct activities in international journalism, graduates have an opportunity to receive much deeper knowledge and skills in practical journalism, or in research
  • There is an opportunity to master the skills of working with international information in commerce and public administration. Much attention is paid to: the features of work in the context of mass media transformation; and journalism under the influence of new information technology
International relations
  • Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
  • TU Dortmund University (Germany)
  • Volda University College (Norway)
  • Beijing International Studies University (China)
  • The Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland)
  • George Mason University (the USA)
Main areas of research
  • International journalism: regional challenges and Integration processes
  • Mass media of the Global South: processes, technologies, practices
  • Freedom of speech in the political culture of the East and West
  • Media activity on social networks
  • Electoral populism on social media
  • Media consumption of generations in Russia and abroad
  • International journalism in the ‘edutainment’ format
  • Media ethics in the digital age
Career opportunities

Professions

  • International journalist, journalist, correspondent (journalistic activity)
  • Editor (editing activity)
  • Editor-in-chief, producer, media manager, specialist in working with international information in commerce and public administration (organisational and managerial activity)
  • Researcher, analyst, research associate (research activities)
  • Teacher (educational and teaching activity)

International Admissions Office

Tuition

Create Your Personal Account

The programme descriptions for the 2025/2026 academic year are currently being updated. Information regarding admissions for the 2025/2026 academic year is available on the St Petersburg University Admissions Committee website.

SIMILAR PROGRAMMES

Human Resource Management

Master

Politics and Modern Information Technology

Master

Diplomacy of the Russian Federation and Foreign States

Master
  • For Applicants
  • International Admissions Office
  • History of SPbU
  • Museums and Collections
  • Personal Account
  • Additional Programmes
  • Educational Programmes
  • Preparatory Course
  • Russian Language Programmes
  • For Partners
  • Clinics
  • Distributed Ledger Technologies Center of SPbU
  • Event Initiation
  • Language Testing Centre
  • Research Park
  • Multifunctional Payment Assistant
  • The Mediation Centre
  • University giftshop
  • For Students
  • Library
  • Accessible Environment
  • Blackboard
  • Timetable
  • Student's Personal Account
  • Accommodation
  • Internships
  • Students exchange programme and Freemover programme
  • Useful Information For International Students
© St Petersburg University, 2025
7-9 Universitetskaya Embankment, St Petersburg, Russia, 199034
By-laws and Regulations Contacts

This information resource may contain archival materials mentioning individuals or legal entities included in the register of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, as well as organizations recognized as extremist and banned on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Educational Programmes Russian Language Programmes Preparatory Course
International Admissions Office Contacts