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Media and Communication (MA) - University of Portsmouth
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Media and Communication (MA) - University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth
PortsmouthUK
On campus
Full-time
€10,850.18total
Duration
1 Year
Language
English
Start date
Sep 2025

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Program Description

The media industry is in constant change. In a sector where success depends on keeping ahead of the trend, the Master in Media and Communications (MA) degree course will help students stand out from the competition.

This extensive Master in Media and Communication (MA) will provide depth and breadth to students' existing knowledge base. They'll analyse the current and historic effects of media on society, and learn about how traditional and new media can be used to communicate different messages. They'll combine cultural, historical, and industry-specific analysis with theoretical study and develop a deeper critical understanding of the media.

Students will also have the chance to test their creativity by researching and writing in different forms, including screenplays and TV scripts, blogs, dissertations, industry reports, and essays. They can also do a self-sourced media mini-placement, which will provide them with practical experience and insight to give their skillset that extra competitive edge.

Upon graduation, students will be well placed to pursue roles across the media industry, including writing for television, publishing, journalism, media criticism, scriptwriting, film, and media management.

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Program Highlights

  • Study a range of political, industry-based, and text-based approaches to media and its communication strategies, in film, television, magazines, newspapers, fiction, graphic novels and comics
  • Undertake a self-sourced media micro-placement as part of an optional Industry Study module
  • Research, analyse and critique film, television, screen media and print media outputs
  • Understand the important themes in the media industry, including digital media, screenwriting, fandom and adaptation
  • Produce screenplays for film and television while working with a specialist tutor
  • Be supported by a team of experienced lecturers who have researched and published in their specialist areas, and who bring those specialisms to their teaching sessions
  • Get involved in our dynamic research culture through your film and TV dissertation
  • Engage with our researchers and published industry experts, many of whom are well known internationally in the field
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Curriculum

Core Modules

Media Contexts

Media Cultures and Industries

Research Methods

Media Politics

Optional Modules

Dissertation

Short Dissertation

Industry Study

Short Screenwriting Project

Jobs - Careers

  • Communications Coordinator
  • Entertainment Journalist
  • Freelance Writer
  • Marketing Assistant
  • In-house Television Writer
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