Media Studies (MA)

Overview

Media are central to our experience of the world, touching every aspect of our lives, shaping our cultural experiences, our encounters with others and our perceptions of the world. This course provides an opportunity to engage critically with the implications of this increasingly mediated reality. Led by world class researchers and educators in the field of media studies, this course will develop your critical understanding of the way media function in society, the structures, economics and practices of the media industries, the way they are regulated, the transformation to a digital, information society and the way that media inform our cultural identities.

The course is research-led, providing students with a first-hand encounter with innovative and cutting-edge research into the media, media institutions, forms and practices together with a lively engagement with current debates in the media studies field. The course covers a comprehensive range of media fields and technologies, including television, film, digital media, journalism and examines institutions from Hollywood to Pinewood and from Bollywood to Silicon Valley.

As well as providing a thorough grounding in the study of ‘traditional’ media forms—film, radio, television, print—this course also aims to advance students’ understanding of the current digital media landscape. The course combines theory and practice, with a theoretical core supplemented by industry-engaged modules that provide opportunities for learning industry-valued skills, interaction and experience with media practitioners.

Faculty of Social and Humanities

Applying and entry

PLEASE NOTE There is no official closing date for this course, but you are advised to apply as early as possible as we will only consider your application if there are places available on the course.

Tel: 020 7133 4202
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk

Good Honours degree or equivalent. If you have lower qualifications but substantial relevant work experience you are also encouraged to apply. You will be asked to provide a written portfolio summarising your work history and showing how it relates to the aims of the course. Applicants must normally have an IELTS English Language test score of 6.5 or above to gain admission onto the course.

Course contents

The course consists of 4 core modules, 2 optional modules and a dissertation of 12-15,000 words.

Core modules:

• Researching Media and Communications
• The Media Industries
• Globalisation
• Fundamentals of Screenwriting
• Dissertation

Options are chosen from a designated set including:

• Issues in International Journalism
• Digital Video Production
• Multimedia Journalism
• E-Solutions and Digital Media Applications

Alternatively it is possible to freely choose options from a wide range of appropriate modules offered by other departments. The course leader will be able to offer advise on appropriate choices to meet your requirements.

Read more about the modules

Assessment
Assessment methods include essays, research projects, oral presentations, reports, briefs, computer projects, DVDs/videos and examinations.

Careers

Successful completion of this course provides key skills relevant to careers in the areas of media production and management, media research, media policy decision-making. The programme also provides a thorough grounding in the research skills and intellectual abilities needed for further research or study at doctoral level.