Media Studies

The Centre for Global Media and Communication at SOAS University of London students working on an exceptionally wide range of topics, both theoretical and empirical, concerned with different aspects of communication and practices in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

The Media Studies programmeat SOAS University of London is suited to researchers who wish to engage in detailed study of media in Asia or Africa and to those who wish to combine media and communication studies with other disciplines, ranging from the study of language and culture through the humanities to politics, law and international relations in the social sciences.

Employment

Graduates from the Centre for Global Media and Communications gain expertise in media, communications and film production within a global framework. Graduates develop a portfolio of transferable skills including communication skills, interpersonal skills and team work, which are highly respected by employers.Recent graduates have been hired by:

• Africa Mediaworks Ltd.

• Al Jazeera

• Associated Press

• BBC

• Breakthrough Breast Cancer

• British Film Institute

• Channel 5

• Comic Relief

• Cordoba African Film Festival

• Discovery Communications

• Equality Now

• Hackney Film Festival

• International Channel Shanghai

Required courses include:

• Training Seminar

• CGMC Research Seminar

• Research Methods Course

• Global Media and Communication

• Theoretical and Contemporary Issues in Global Media and Communication

• Theoretical and Contemporary Issues in Media, Communication Technologies and Development