Media and Communications

This Media and Communications MA program fromThe University of Exeter provides students with the advanced level foundation for the next generation of communications professionals, media researchers and educators. Within this degree you'll:

• Gain hands on experience and training within our unique and world-leading research facilities, such as the Digital Humanities Lab and the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

• Research-inspired learning through unique modules led by staff research expertise, including video games and social media management-focused modules

• Media and Communications is a broad interdisciplinary field, bridging elements of theory and practice, and sitting at the intersection of cultural studies, sociology, social anthropology and business studies

Career opportunities:

MA Media and Communication students will acquire valuable transferable skills in advanced research, writing, communication and project management.

You'll be prepared for professional opportunities in research-led careers, education, academic careers, media and cultural industries, national and international policy and production sectors, commercial and public service organisations, NGOs, as well as charitable organisations and the third sector. Above all, you will have the critical skills necessary to evaluate and understand media in a range of professional and private spheres.

The innovative open nature of the program structure is designed to accommodate a wide range of specialist interests within the broad spectrum of careers that are available within the field of media and communications. These range from leadership roles such as account handler, project manager or event manager through to creative roles such as concept or brand designer content or idea strategist.

Optional modules will help you gain specialist roles and careers in areas of digital marketing or social media management, strategy and/or consultancy. This also includes skills to develop strategic and successful media campaigns.

Guest speakers will give you a starting point to develop your own broad network of professional contacts. Throughout the MA, you will also be engaged in a critique of the industry and a debate about its future opportunities and developments possibilities.

Courses include:

• Media and Communications: Theory and Methods

• Social Media: Management and Strategy

• Gaming in Everyday Life: A Global Perspective

• Media at the End of the World

• Social Media and Migration

• Soft Power and International Communications