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Information integrity fails when a radio station cannot afford to check a viral voice note, and when an electoral code is cited as if it were a newsroom policy. This MA starts there. You will design a verification workflow, map a shutdown’s effects on rural audiences, and write an editorial standards note—without this university claiming electoral-commission employment. African Future University centres African media economics: underpaid reporters, state advertising as leverage, and bilingual publics. Digital platforms are studied as they are used—forwarded audio, compressed video, prepaid data—not as Silicon Valley case studies. AfCFTA appears only if a content-moderation or cross-border broadcast file is genuinely in the case. The award is academic. It is not a press gazette, not an observer mission, and not a UN communications job. It is for practitioners who must keep a newsroom honest when the generator dies on results night. You will compare a capital newsroom workflow with a community-radio station that survives on prepaid data and state advertising pressure. Identity-checked exams use public content. No electoral-commission appointment and no AU observer contract are implied. Study is tuition-free online aside from the examination fee.
Thirty-six credits: newsroom practice, platforms and rumour, electoral law as text, and a public-corpus capstone. Identity-checked exams. No observer contract is implied.
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Every programme can be completed fully online with zero tuition fees — study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU841 | Verification under Time and Money Constraints Verification under Time and Money Constraints — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU842 | Editorial Independence and State Advertising Editorial Independence and State Advertising — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU843 | Safety of Journalists as Operations Safety of Journalists as Operations — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU844 | Ethics of Graphic Harm and Rumour Ethics of Graphic Harm and Rumour — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU845 | Forwards, Voice Notes, and Cheap Smartphones Forwards, Voice Notes, and Cheap Smartphones — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU846 | Shutdowns and Rural Audience Harm Shutdowns and Rural Audience Harm — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU847 | Fact-Checking Organisations as Workplaces Fact-Checking Organisations as Workplaces — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU848 | Digital Archives when Sites Vanish Digital Archives when Sites Vanish — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU849 | Electoral Codes as Texts, Not Press Cards Electoral Codes as Texts, Not Press Cards — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU850 | EN/FR Media and Electoral Documents EN/FR Media and Electoral Documents — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU851 | Disinformation as Political Economy Disinformation as Political Economy — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU852 | Civic Education without Partisan Capture Civic Education without Partisan Capture — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU853 | Media Research Methods Media Research Methods — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU854 | Public-Corpus Study Public-Corpus Study — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU855 | Writing Standards Notes Writing Standards Notes — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU856 | Capstone: Information Integrity File Capstone: Information Integrity File — assessed module on the MA Media, Information Integrity and Elections pathway.
| 3 |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English + French assessment options. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
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