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Global Media and Cultural Industries – (M.A.)
Loughborough University
Social Sciences
| Application Deadline: | Applications can be made at any time | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,852 - ≈ € 14,629 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Loughborough / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Loughborough University
Global media and cultural industries are important sources of employment and economic growth internationally. They are also important carriers of meaning about the world. This course focuses on the growth of these global industries and the roles that states play in governing them. The products of media and cultural industries are increasingly produced, governed, and consumed transnationally. The degree draws on the enduring strength of transnational and comparative research and research in the political economy of communication in the department of Social Sciences.
Careers and Further Study
The degree is designed to enhance specialist knowledge and methodological expertise of relevance to professionals working in communications, to students interested in media and cultural studies and those wishing to progress to a research degree in these fields.
Contents
Compulsory Modules
* Media and Cultural Industries
* Digital Futures
* Media and Cultural Work
* Textual Research Techniques
* Ethnographic Research Techniques
* Dissertation
Options
* Politics of Representation
* Media and Modernity
* Communication and Citizenship
* Sex Industries
* Global Communications
* Popular Music
* Media, Nations, and Nationalisms
Assessment
Coursework plus a dissertation of 10,000 words on an agreed topic.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Good upper second class honours degree in the social sciences or humanities, but applicants with appropriate professional expertise will also be considered. The degree is designed to appeal to students from a variety of cultural and academic backgrounds.
English language
All applicants must have an acceptable qualification in English language before they can be admitted to any postgraduate programme. Below are the main English language qualifications acceptable for entry to the University (these are the minimum and some departments may require higher levels):
* GCSE English Language – Grade C or above
* IELTS band 7.0 or above with not less than 6.0 in each sub test
* TOEFL (including the Tests in Written and Spoken Practice) minimum score of 110 (Internet-based test) with specific requirements for sub tests
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 110 |
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