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Journalism and Communications MA by Research

Journalism and Communications MA by Research

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Full time | University of Gloucestershire | 2 years | 07-OCT-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

2 years

Start date

07-OCT-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Journalism (General) Communication Studies

Course type

Research

Course Summary

What is Journalism and Communications?

Research a topic of your choice or work on an extended creative project. Boost your professional practice and develop high-level skills and knowledge to progress your career.

You’ll benefit from an experienced team of research-active scholars and industry practitioners who can offer supervision across a range of topics.

We support research in the following areas:

ethics in sports journalism

live reporting

digital media in live sporting events

sport communications

Current postgraduate research includes:

‘Post it to make it’: How Women’s Super League Players Frame Themselves on Social Media

Musicians of the Movement: A chronological timeline of the influence of high-profile celebrity musicians’ Instagram posts on the Black Lives Matter movement.

Study style

You’ll have the opportunity to choose between a research-based or practice-based project. For example, write a thesis of 80,000 words for the research-based PhD (30,000 words for the MA by Research) or, for the practice-based option, create a piece of content or stage a multi-media event and accompany it with a much-shorter written component. As a practice-based student, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art studios and equipment.

Students who haven’t already completed a relevant Master’s degree are normally required to complete two research-methods modules: Philosophy and Approaches to Research, and Methodologies and Methods. These sessions and their related assignments will help you lay the critical foundations for your project.

This research contributes to the research priority area Being Human: Past, Present and Future and Creative Practice as Research.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£5,100

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£11,730

Entry requirements

MA or MSc by Research/MRes: at least a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area. We actively encourage applications from students from a range of diverse backgrounds who demonstrate appropriate research experience and achievement.

University information

The University of Gloucestershire is a contemporary, progressive university that has three campuses in the western region of England. A research-driven institution, it has a wide range of options including a range of excellent postgraduate courses. There are around 1,000 postgraduate students at the university, offering a creative community that supports each other. This community extends to an alumni network of over 40,000, which includes...more

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