MA in
Communication
The MA in Communication is a highly
regarded degree course that offers students:
- the opportunity to
study at graduate level the main ways in which social scientists
have analysed the role of the mass media in communication and how
to develop;
- evaluate and apply research
to evaluate these theories;
- an analytical approach to
the structure and performance of the communication industries which
takes account of their broader historical, economic, political and
social contexts;
- the factors which shape
mass communication policies in modern society;
- the range of cultural
responses and the changing character of human subjectivity which
have emerged as societies are modernised;
- the debates about the
nature of modern societies and the roles which the media play in
politics and everyday life;
- the major debates about the
regulation and censorship of media; and to research and write your own thesis on an area of
communication analysis or policy.
The course is taught at the University's Harrow
campus where the School of Media, Arts & Design is based. The
MA in Communication course team comprises well known academics with
considerable teaching and research expertise. Students will
participate in a bustling multicultural academic department which
boasts a strong research culture with the Communication And Media
Research Institute having been awarded a top '5' research rating by
the Higher Education Funding Council in recognition of its
international research excellence, and high teaching quality,
having been awarded 24 out of a maximum of 25 Teaching Quality
Assessment grade, thus being ranked top in the country.
The MA in Communication attracts students with
a sound critical and theoretical base
- holding a first or upper second class
first degree in a humanities or social sciences discipline
and/or
- having relevant professional experience and
demonstrating a very real interest in mass media, social science
and social theory
- particular consideration will be given to mature
applicants.
More importantly, students must bring
commitment and enthusiasm and should be prepared to look beyond the
obvious, work across boundaries, bring together skills and ideas in
a new and exciting way.