MA Media and Cultural Politics

This MA lasts twelve months for full-time students (two years for those studying part time). You will have seminars and lectures during the first two semesters and then over the summer you will work on your dissertation, which is handed in at the start of September.

You will take two compulsory modules: Issues in Media and Cultural Politics, and Methods of Social Enquiry. Together, these will cover the key topics of the subject, such as identity, communication, culture and power, as well as teach you to evaluate and to use qualitative and quantitative academic research techniques.

You will also choose three options from a wide range of modules, which may include: Free Speech; Politics and Media; Crime, Violence and Disasters in the Global Media; The Big Picture: Contemporary Hollywood Cinema; Public Relations; Public Affairs and the Media; and American Foreign Policy. We have also recently introduced a new module designed to give you an opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art TV studio in Norwich. It is a chance to get advice from professionals and to take part in the production of a TV news programme.

An important part of the MA course is the dissertation – a great opportunity to put your skills into practice and carry out an in-depth enquiry into a specialist subject devised by you. You will be allocated an individual supervisor to give advice on all aspects of writing and researching the dissertation, and after Easter you will be able to take part in our dedicated Postgraduate Day, when all MA students meet to discuss their research and dissertation progress.