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Programme summary for MA Media Studies

About

This programme engages with contemporary debates in the discipline of media studies from a cultural studies perspective. It is designed to develop a critical awareness of historical developments and current debates in media studies, and to consolidate your understanding of the complex, pervasive and transnational cultures of the production and consumption of media texts. A wide range of options reflects the intellectual dynamism of current work in the discipline.

Structure

The MA comprises three core modules and a further two modules chosen from a range of options. The core modules are:

• Media Cultures
• Research Methods
• Dissertation.

Career

This degree will be particularly appropriate if you are looking to work in the media or cultural industries as a practitioner, researcher or administrator. It will also prepare you for higher-level academic work such as a PhD.

Support

All students have a personal MA advisor and are invited to all School research seminars. University facilities include a Graduate Centre; a Learning Resource Centre (LRC) with a excellent access to international library services, and a wide range of books, journals, videos, PC stations, video viewing sites and photocopying facilities etc. The Multimedia Production Centre (MPC) has up-to-date broadcast standard digital production facilities in video, audio, photography and multimedia and is available to students doing media practice.

Admission

The admission of applicants is at the discretion of the University. Applicants will normally have a first or upper second class degree or equivalent in a humanities or social science subject, or comparable professional or research experience. Applications from overseas and EU students are welcome. Students whose first language is not English should normally have achieved a score of 7.0 in IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or equivalent.

Eligibility for students without a degree-equivalent qualification will be assessed on the basis of short essay and statement. Where possible applicants will be interviewed by a member of the programme team in order to assess whether they are able to achieve the standard of work required for the award. Overseas students will be asked to supply evidence of written work of a standard sufficient for successful postgraduate study in lieu of an interview. Students wishing to take the media production unit may be required to demonstrate their technical expertise in the medium of their choice.

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