Media and Society (Research) MA

The Media and Society (Research), MA is a research masters course, making it ideal preparation for a Ph.D. It offers a sound grounding in the area of media and society research and focuses on developing critical and independent thinking. The course covers key elements of media analysis skills and explores a range of theoretical approaches in media, communication, cultural and social studies. On the completion of the course you will: understand the role of media and communication systems in shaping meaning develop knowledge of the range of research practices, methods, and paradigms have awareness of a broad range of critical, cultural, and societal theory that inform the field of media and social studies

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject, such as: cultural studies media studies communication studies sociology gender studies related humanities and social sciences subjects