MPhil & PhD in Media & Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London

MPhil & PhD in Media & Communications

Length:
3-4 years full-time or 4-6 years part-time.

Applying:

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Deadline: 1 March for entry the following September. Applications received by the deadline are guaranteed consideration; we may consider late applications if there are vacancies. You should not normally expect to receive a decision until May.

We prefer you to start your studies in September, when our research training begins. Please complete the College application form, and enclose a 1,500-word outline of your proposed research, highlighting central questions to be addressed and some idea of theory and methods. You will also need two academic references, copies of your transcripts and a personal statement.

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Entrance requirements:
You should normally have a Master’s degree in a relevant subject area. If your first language is not English, please check our English Language requirements.

Funding:

ESRC; AHRC. The Department has a high success rate in obtaining studentships.

Please check the Department's home page for details of studentships that might be running.

Careers:
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.

Skills:
Research skills; presentation skills; understanding of the workings of the media and their broad cultural and social impacts; understanding of the pleasures of media consumption.

Fees:
Please see Tuition fees.

Further information:

The Department offers a dedicated room with working spaces for research students, and as a postgraduate at Goldsmiths you are ideally placed to take advantage of facilities such as the specialist libraries at the British Film Institute and Colindale.

Staff research interests:
Please see Staff research interests.

Contact the department:
Contact the Research Programme Secretary, Media and Communications

About the department:
Media & Communications

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We welcome proposals for research in any area connected with media, communications, digital media, cultural theory and practice. We give priority to those with proposals for research within the areas of interest of our staff. Find out more about our research degrees, including information about starting your research, upgrading to PhD registration, and submitting your thesis.

Research degrees in this Department have two elements: the research work that you carry out individually under supervision; and a programme of taught courses which brings you into contact with other students within Goldsmiths. Supervisors and their students form loose research teams, sometimes on a joint basis with another group. When you apply, please indicate your intended research area and any preference for a particular supervisor.

When you apply, please indicate your intended research area and any preference for a particular supervisor.

The Department also offers a PhD programme partially by audio-visual practice. We encourage applications from Doctoral candidates who wish to submit, as part of their thesis, a portfolio of practical work alongside a reduced textual component. For more information, please see AVPhDs in Media & Communications.

Assessment

Thesis and viva voce.

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