Media and Communication (Taught)

Unlock your potential in media and communication. Engage with cutting-edge theories, gain practical experience, explore diverse perspectives, and enhance your career with optional placements. Join our vibrant and inclusive community.

Why study MA Media & Communication at BU?

• Real-world experience: enhance your employability with a 30-week optional placement in the media or communication sector, supported by our industry connections. Or undertake a short-term study opportunity globally through our Turing Scheme networks.

• Advanced knowledge and skills: deepen your understanding of media theories and master practical skills, with access to production equipment, for communicating ideas across text, video, and audio formats

• Tailored learning experience: choose from a wide range of optional units to specialise in areas that align with your interests and career goals

• Global and inclusive community: join a diverse student body and be taught by academics from all over the world to enrich your learning experience and prepare you for a global media career

• Professional skill development: build critical and analytical skills for media practices and enhance your employability through our Graduate Skills Programme

• Career support and industry links: access continuous career guidance and leverage partnerships with top media organisations like the BBC, Adobe, and Apple.

Core units: Key Concepts & Methods: Users & Producers; Key Concepts & Methods: Texts & Artefacts; Communicating Ideas in the Digital Age; Media Diversity & Cross-cultural Communication; Major Project
Option units (choose one each semester): Contemporary Perspectives in Media & Communication; Media & Global Challenges; New Media Innovation; Brands & Branding; Consumer Insights