MA Global Media and Communications at Nottingham Trent University

The MA Global Media and Communications encourages ethical thinking within the communications professions, examining sustainability, equality, inclusivity and political decision-making. It offers placements and work-like experience in non-profits, agencies and ethically minded businesses at City Campus.

Faculty: School of Arts and Humanities  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Careers, Reflection, Experience and the Ethical Self (CREATES), Digital Creative Industries, Critical Understandings of Global Media and Communications, Experimental Creative Practice and a Major Project. Options include Digital Media, Politics and Culture in Asia-Pacific, Exploring Promotional Cultures and Podcasting Production.

Career pathways

Students design a personal work-like experience programme; past placements have been in politics and governance, ethical fashion, humanitarianism, global-south education, sustainability, photography, marketing, advertising, PR and journalism.

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