Universities › University of Westminster

MA Media and Communication

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

MA Media and Communication is a postgraduate Communications & Media course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year, costs £18,685 per year and starts in September.

Postgraduate · 1 year · Full-time · Communications & Media · £18,685 per year

Intakes: September

Media doesn’t just report the world: it informs how we see, experience, and act within it. The contemporary media environment presents intense challenges for institutions, industries and audiences. The growing influence of AI, rising tensions in online cultures, and debates over the regulation of global platforms are reshaping media systems and raising urgent questions about power, responsibility, and global impact. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Question today’s media and politics, shape tomorrow’s public conversations. Studying our Media and Communication MA, you’ll interrogate how power, platforms and publics interact, and develop original research, sharp analysis and persuasive communication. - You’ll be taught by academics from Westminster’s Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI), a world‑leading centre for critical research on media, democracy and political communication, learning with academics who influence global policy debates and practitioners with frontline industry experience. - From podcasting and pitching to policy analysis, campaigning and digital storytelling, optional modules let you build a mix of critical and practical skills. - Based 20 minutes from central London’s media, political and cultural institutions, you’ll learn in the heart of UK public life. Our students go on to careers in the creative industries, politics, government, NGOs, global organisations – or progress to a PhD. Campus: Harrow, North-West London Duration: 1 year Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £18,685 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): The degree will benefit those seeking a competitive edge in a career market that values high-level skills in communication, research and critical thinking. Our graduates have gone on to media organisations in the UK and around the world, some progressing to government or regulatory roles in the public sector, broader international organisations and NGOs. Others pursue research through a PhD. For people already working in media jobs, the course can be a route to a more senior role within their organisation, or to a different sector of the media. Graduate employers named on the course page: Amazon Web Services, BBC World Service, CGTN/CCTV, Facebook, KBS (Korea), Netflix India, Shanghai Media Group, Tencent, Twitter India, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV - Europe Bureau Chief, CGTN – Head of News Commentary Department. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Advanced Independent Study (Dissertation or Professional Project) (Core)
• Doing Media Research: Methods, Evidence, Ethics (Core)
• Global Media Cultures (Core)
• Technology, Power, and Media Policy (Core)
• Understanding Media: Questions, Theory, Practice (Core)
• Digital Media Business: Strategy and Entrepreneurship (Option)
• Media Audiences in the Digital Age (Option)
• Media, Activism and Politics (Option)
• Political Economy of Communication (Option)
• Study Skills (No Credits) (Option)
• Artificial Intelligence and Society (Option)
• Podcast Production (Option)
• Media Futures (Option)

Careers

• Policy Analyst/Advisor
• Audience Researcher
• Communication Campaign Manager
• Consultant
• Digital Communication Strategist
• Journalist
• Information Officer
• Communication Information Manager
• Evidence & Impact Officer
• NGO Media Manager