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MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections (Online)

African Future University

African Future University

Master's

MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections (Online)

African Future University

African Future University (online)

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Tuition

Free (online)

Degree

M.A.

Delivery

Full-time · Online

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English, French

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONALFree (online)

About African Future University

Fully online African digital university with French and English pathways.

Overview

This tuition-free online MA at African Future University is for journalists, fact-checking editors, and civic-education officers who work elections and public information under rumour, shutdowns, and partisan money. You will study verification, platform dynamics on cheap smartphones, and how electoral law actually constrains coverage. English and French assessment options match many bilingual states. The degree does not issue a government press card and does not appoint you as an AU observer. Rural radio and WhatsApp-forward cases are required. Capstones use public content corpora, not hacked databases.

Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.

**Award:** African Future University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits

Module 1: Newsroom practice

  • AFU841·Verification under Time and Money Constraints
    3 credits
  • AFU842·Editorial Independence and State Advertising
    3 credits
  • AFU843·Safety of Journalists as Operations
    3 credits
  • AFU844·Ethics of Graphic Harm and Rumour
    3 credits

Module 2: Platforms

  • AFU845·Forwards, Voice Notes, and Cheap Smartphones
    3 credits
  • AFU846·Shutdowns and Rural Audience Harm
    3 credits
  • AFU847·Fact-Checking Organisations as Workplaces
    3 credits
  • AFU848·Digital Archives when Sites Vanish
    3 credits

Module 3: Elections as law and practice

  • AFU849·Electoral Codes as Texts, Not Press Cards
    3 credits
  • AFU850·EN/FR Media and Electoral Documents
    3 credits
  • AFU851·Disinformation as Political Economy
    3 credits
  • AFU852·Civic Education without Partisan Capture
    3 credits

Module 4: Capstone

  • AFU853·Media Research Methods
    3 credits
  • AFU854·Public-Corpus Study
    3 credits
  • AFU855·Writing Standards Notes
    3 credits
  • AFU856·Capstone: Information Integrity File
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces
Apply at African Future University →University website

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