MA Media and Communication at University of Westminster

Programme overview

MA examining how media shapes experience and action amid AI, online cultures and platform regulation, using real-world case studies, diverse theoretical perspectives and professionally oriented assessment.

Duration: 1 year full-time (part-time day also offered) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Understanding Media: Questions, Theory, Practice, Global Media Cultures, Technology, Power, and Media Policy, Doing Media Research: Methods, Evidence, Ethics and Advanced Independent Study (dissertation or professional project); options include Digital Media Business, Media Audiences in the Digital Age, Media, Activism and Politics, Political Economy of Communication, Artificial Intelligence and Society, Podcast Production and Media Futures.

Career pathways

Media organisations in the UK and worldwide, government or regulatory roles, international organisations and NGOs, senior roles for those already in media, or PhD research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum lower second class honours degree (2:2); qualifications in a wide range of subject areas are considered and no specific subjects are required. A personal statement is required. English language (if first language is not English): IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,315 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 18,685 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

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