MA (Hons) Communication, Culture & Technology at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

A challenge-led programme applying communication theories and methods to real-life challenges including emerging technologies and digital access. Students learn to understand and actively intervene in the world of media, technology and culture.

Duration: 4 years | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core courses are Contemporary debates and Approaches in communication, culture & technology; year 2 covers Communications infrastructures and Community, culture & identity; Honours years use 'Challenge Labs' (for example Climate Crisis, Migration, Misinformation and Post-truth) plus methods courses and a year 4 dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

International applicants (English language, standard undergraduate requirement for this programme): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 90 overall (tests up to 20 January 2026; minimum Reading 20, Listening 19, Speaking 19, Writing 21) or 92 overall (tests from 21 January 2026; minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21); PTE Academic 59 with no subtest below 59. Tests must be within 2 years 5 months of the start date. Full-time applicants apply through UCAS; application deadlines: 15 October (UK applicants including Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Oxford/Cambridge), 13 January (other UK applicants), 30 June (international students).

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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