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MA Media and Communication

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    MA Full-time 1 year, Part-time 2 years

Course Description

The MA Media and Communication programme offers a comprehensive framework to study important contemporary issues and challenges, such as digital media innovations, the changing character of media and creative industries, the rise of big data and AI, concerns about disinformation, and the politics of representation. The programme will also provide you with the opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge on a real-world project undertaken in collaboration with a range of media organisations and external partners.

Communication and Media at Loughborough University is a QS World Top 100 department where graduates from various undergraduate degrees can widen their career opportunities by studying how media and communications shape our society in complex and unpredictable ways.

Entry Requirements

A 2:2 honours degree with 55% or above (or equivalent international qualification), in a wide range of subjects across diverse disciplines, such as English, the social sciences, humanities and business. Professional experience will be considered.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

This MA is ideal those wanting to prepare for a career in the media and communication industries or to conduct further post-graduate research.

It will prepare students for employment in diverse professional environments through a combination of independent work and industry exposure. It will equip students with a range of transferable research and analytic skills applicable to the media and communication professions and industries.

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory

  • Understanding Contemporary Media
  • Media Industries and Professions
  • Researching Communications 1: Media Users and Cultural Industries
  • Digital Economies

Semesters 1, 2 & 3

The dissertation module can be a standard research based dissertation or a collaborative workplace focused dissertation with an industry partner:

  • Postgraduate Dissertation
  • Workplace Focused Dissertation

Semester 2

Compulsory

  • The Politics of Representation
  • Researching Communications 2: Texts and Digital Platforms

Optional

Choose two optional modules:

  • Political Communication in the Digital Age
  • Data, Power and Democracy
  • Cultural Memory and the Heritage Industries

Semesters 1, 2 & 3

The dissertation module can be a standard research based dissertation or a collaborative workplace focused dissertation with an industry partner:

  • Postgraduate Dissertation
  • Workplace Focused Dissertation

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