Master of Arts - Media and Cultural Analysis

Loughborough's MA Media and Cultural Analysis programme provides a critical introduction to key areas of media and cultural analysis. The programme is delivered by a diverse interdisciplinary team with a strong profile in, for example, digital culture, media, sociology, anthropology and communication studies. All of the department's world-leading scholars are research active and use their research to develop and deliver cutting-edge teaching.

 

In collaboration with the English Language study Unit we have designed a bespoke package of study skills support that is run through the dissertation module in the first term. It supports students in using and interpreting academic literature, referencing, critical thinking and developing their own writing style. There is also a personal tutor system so that students will have a dedicated member of staff with whom they meet regularly to discuss their progress and academic development.

 

A master's degree in media at Loughborough Univeristy is always supported by the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC), which brings together Loughborough University’s world leading researchers in media, communication and culture. The CRCC’s innovative MA programmes are informed by this cutting edge research. The specific areas of expertise in this area include: media history – book culture, television, media and war, transmission of media content and the creation of media events; media and communication technologies in shaping our sense of time; culture and creativity; nationalism in conjunction with and in opposition to transnational and cosmopolitan narratives; citizenship, feminism, gender and religion; and Local, national and transnational identities. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the department's research in this area was ranked second in the UK. In 2018, the QS World rankings rated the University among the top 50 universities in the world for Communication and Media Studies.