MA in Media & Communications
Khurram, MA Media & Communications
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
Deadline: 1 May for entry the following September. If you're applying for funding, you may be subject to an earlier application deadline. Find out more about funding opportunities for home/EU applicants, or funding for international applicants.
Applications received by the deadline are guaranteed consideration; we may consider late applications if there are vacancies.
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 note: You will only be required to provide a deposit if you are offered a place, you do not need to pay a deposit in order to apply.
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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 (including 7.0 in the written element) or equivalent. Find out more about our English Language requirements.
The Department of Media and Communications may offer fee waivers for this programme. Check the most up-to-date information on our departmental awards page.
Please see Tuition fees.
References - our departmental preference is for referees to upload a confidential reference to the on-line admissions system. Please make sure to select the option for your referees to be automatically notified of the need for them to submit a reference on your behalf.
Please see Staff research interests.
Contact Professor Sara Ahmed
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.
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 three options, at least two of which must be offered by the Department of Media and Communications; you can choose one from those offered by the Departments of Anthropology, English and Comparative Literature, and Sociology, and the Centre for Cultural Studies.
You will also complete a dissertation based on independent research, which is supported by a module in research skills training.
In addition to the required core and option courses, a strong emphasis is placed on student participation in the research culture of the department and College.
Skills
The MA will help you to develop:
- critical evaluation skills
- an understanding of the workings of the media and their broad cultural and social impacts
- and understanding of the pleasures of media consumption
We aim for our students to achieve a healthy balance between scholarly work and practical skills; we look to develop all-round thinkers and doers who can, and do, contribute to the cultural and professional life of their communities.
Careers
Graduates from this programme go on to work in government departments, broadcasting, online media, PR and advertising, international NGOs and non-profits, intergovernmental organizations, the entertainment industry, the arts and cultural sectors. A considerable number of students from this MA also go on to do PhDs in Media and Communications, as well as Cultural Studies and related areas, on route to becoming academics and researchers.
Assessment
Seen written examination; five essays; dissertation.
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