Master of Arts - Media and Communication (Professional Placement)

This course is suitable for all professions in the media industries. It covers a wide range of communications, marketing, PR, advocacy, problem-solving, and creative skills.

A critical understanding of today's media landscape and communication practices enables students to develop a versatile and rich portfolio of media works while investigating new developments in analogue and digital media, and in emerging fields, such as the VR industry, algorithmic governance, experience design, social media psychology, and digital content creation. Through option modules, and the choice between a written or practice-based dissertation, students can research chosen areas in greater depth under the supervision of academic mentors and personal tutors.

The classroom teaching is supported by extracurricular activities including journalism lectures, publishing masterclasses, marketing and media industries events, and organised educational visits to media hubs in and around London. A diverse and multicultural learning environment with a student body from different backgrounds, countries, occupations and experience of media.

The Professional Placement module is a core module for those students following a masters programme that incorporates professional placement learning, following completion of 120 credits. It provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in an appropriate working environment, and to develop and enhance key employability skills and subject specific professional skills in their chosen subject.