MA in Media & Communications
The MA in Media and Communications offers a broad look at many aspects of the media – sociological, economic, cultural. It invites you to think critically about the larger, global media worlds of the present age, and about your own location in the mediated society in which you live. The coursework is exclusively theoretically based, so you will need some foundation in the (broadly conceived) intellectual arenas of the social sciences or the humanities in order to grasp the dominating aims and objectives of the programme.
Xiaohui Qu, former MA Media & Communications student
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
1 May, unless applying for funding (deadline: 4 February). Early application is recommended.
Due to the popularity of this programme we ask you for a deposit of £450 to secure any offer made to you after applying for the programme. The deposit will be credited against your tuition fees when you enrol.
Please see How to apply.
You should have an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant subject. If your first language is not English, you normally need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS or equivalent.
AHRC
The ethos of the Department is one which militates against a narrowly conceived, technical vocationalism. We aim to develop students who should be able to express themselves creatively and self-critically in theoretical and/or practice work.
Critical evaluation skills; understanding of the workings of the media and their broad cultural and social impacts; understanding of the pleasures of media consumption.
Please see Tuition fees.
Please see Staff research interests.
Media & Communications
As part of the Contemporary Cultural Processes Scheme, the MA benefits from shared teaching across a number of option courses.
What you study
A core course will introduce you to media and communications theory, and will enable you to develop and explore interdisciplinary perspectives on the study of contemporary cultural processes. You choose four options, at least two of which must be offered by the Department of Media and Communications; you can choose the others from those offered by the Departments of Anthropology, English and Comparative Literature, and Sociology, and the Centre for Cultural Studies.
Assessment
Seen written examination; five essays; dissertation.
Application enquiries
Please see how to apply for information on applying to this programme.