Media Arts (Mass Communications)

MA in Media Arts (Mass Communications)
Mode: full-time

This course offers the opportunity to study the media at postgraduate level, examining a range of key issues without having to concentrate on one specialist area.

For this course you must complete a series of core modules which address the central issues and concepts informing the study of the media. You can then choose from a range of modules which address various aspects of international cinema, new media technologies, cyberculture and media production work.

Your choice can be guided by your own area of interest. A student interested in production work could, for example, combine media production modules with international cinema modules in order to gain a better understanding of the environment in which they may work in the future.

By combining a range of modules they will also benefit from a variety of approaches to studying the media that combine both theoretical analysis and practical exploration.

The course also offers opportunities for self-directed Independent Study which can be either a piece of production work or a theoretical dissertation, and further allows you to tailor the programme to your own interests (subject to staff supervisory expertise).

Areas of study include:

• Production Research
• Media Theory
• European Cinema 1945-75
• Post-colonial and 'Third' Cinema
• Film Analysis
• Interface Design for the Web
• Publishing and Technology
• Critical Issues in Media
• Media and Cyberculture
• Documentary Practice
• Representation and Reality
• Radio Documentary
• What is Cinema?
• World Cinema and Global Media Since 1975
• Multimedia: The Industry and Applications

Why choose this course?

• We boast a £5.5m Media Arts Centre containing television studio, white space studio, performance studio, two electronic newsrooms, radio station, ten digital video suites, multimedia computer suites, creative writing labs, and studios for animation and design work
• We have five Professors and specialist expertise in many areas including new media, publishing, journalism, radio, the media industry, cinema, documentary production, media sport
• We offer regular research seminars, screenings, guest speakers, research projects, and are home to the editorial base for Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
• You will have the opportunity to develop your own specialist interests, with individual tuition for half the course
• We were ranked third in the country for our Media courses in the Guardian 2007 league tables

Career Opportunities

A wide range of potential employment opportunities in the media field exist for those who have developed their knowledge and understanding at postgraduate level, including media research, journalism, arts administration, advertising and public relations.