Media and Culture

Study Media and Culture and graduate with a university degree

Postgraduate Diploma; Masters / MLitt

Media Studies is joint first in the UK in the National Student Survey 2011

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The MLitt in Media and Culture is for people who want to better understand the transformations and continuities that are shaping the twenty-first century media environment.

This degree will be of particular interest to those who plan to work in the creative industries, as well as those already working in this field.

It will benefit those seeking a competitive edge in a careers market that values high-level skills in communication, research and critical thinking. It will also provide an excellent preparation for those wishing to continue their studies to PhD level.

Programme Objectives

The MLitt Media and Culture is for people who want to better understand the twenty-first century media environment. The contemporary media are being shaped by emerging transformations and by contested continuities. Established media industries struggle to deal with the shock of the new – a proliferation of competing platforms, a reconfiguration of audiences, and a digital context in which media products can be shared, copied and remixed by millions. At the same time, assumptions and precedents from the twentieth century persist in the shaping of policy and regulation, in debates about censorship and subsidy, in struggles over intellectual property, copyright and access.

This degree explores such aspects of contemporary media culture, offering modules which explore areas such as digital cultures, creative industries, cultural theory, media economics, screen studies, and media rights and intellectual property. Students will take a flexible and comprehensive programme of modules that will develop their understanding of contemporary media to an advanced level.

Entrance Requirements

A graduate who has an Honours degree, normally at upper second class, or the equivalent, from a university or college recognised by the University of Stirling, or an applicant who has an equivalent academic or professional qualification, will be considered for admission as a candidate for the MLitt or the Diploma.

A graduate with an Ordinary or General degree from a University or college recognised by the University of Stirling will be considered for Diploma study.
 
Exceptionally, experienced applicants without formal academic qualifications but occupying managerial positions may be considered for admission if they can satisfy the University of Stirling of their ability to undertake postgraduate study.

English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of your proficiency such as a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 (minimum 6 in each skill), or TOEFL: Listening 23, Reading 23, Speaking 23, Writing 23.

Modes of Study

Full-time
MLitt:11 months; Diploma: nine months

Part-time
MLitt: two years

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Structure and Content

The teaching year at Stirling is divided into two semesters, which run from mid-September to December, and from mid-February to the end of May. Each semester, you will take four modules; all candidates also complete a dissertation of approximately 12,000 words. The degree will consist of the following modules:

Core autumn modules:

  • The Practice of Cultural Theory
  • Training for Master’s in the Arts and Humanities

Core spring modules:

  • Digital Cultures
Summer:
  • Dissertation: This develops and implements an original research proposal on a topic of your choice, to be negotiated in consultation with a supervisor.
In the autumn semester, you may choose from among the following options. Note that not all of these may be offered in any given year. Two options from:

  • Media Economics
  • The Media Environment
  • News, Journalism and Digital Media
  • Creative Industries: Contemporary Issues

Or

  • Film Studies: Form & Analysis

In the spring semester, you may choose from the following options. Note that not all of these may be offered in any given year. Three options from:

  • Advertising
  • Media Rights
  • Screen Genres
  • Memory and Archives in the Digital Age
  • Media Policy and Regulation

Or

  • Film Studies: History, Theory, Criticism
  • And one option

Delivery and Assessment

Assessment is by means of coursework as specified for each module (some of the optional modules include exams). Examples of assessment tasks include essays, literature reviews, research reports, seminar presentations, and participation in online projects such as class blogs. All candidates for the MLitt will complete a 12,000-word dissertation on a topic chosen in consultation with a supervisor.

Timetable

Contact the School for information on your timetable and reading lists.

Programme Director

Dr Graham Meikle

RAE Rating

Communication, Media and Cultures had 95% of its research classed as of international standard, with 70% in the top two categories, ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

Division Website

http://www.fmj.stir.ac.uk/

Career Opportunities

This degree will be of particular interest to those who plan to work in the creative industries, as well as those already working in this field. It will benefit those seeking a competitive edge in a careers market that values high-level skills in communication, research and critical thinking. It will also provide an excellent preparation for those wishing to continue their studies to PhD level.

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Media Studies is joint first in the UK in the National Student Survey 2011.
Part-time; Full-time

Kalene Craig Communication, Media and Cultures
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
Scotland
UK +44 (0) 1786 466620 www.fmj.stir.ac.uk

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