MA in Media Studies (MAMS)

The Master's in Media Studies (MAMS) at MIC is an innovative programme that offers students the opportunity to study a wide range of contemporary media topics at an advanced level. These include streams in Film Studies, Audio Studies and Cultural Studies. All courses are taught by internationally acclaimed researchers with practical knowledge of the media industry and the small group sessions facilitate collaborative learning, both theoretical and practical. The programme enables graduate students to develop a deeper understanding of the field and provides the foundations for their own original research and career development.

The MA programme is interdisciplinary, drawing on theories and applications from a range of academic fields, including sociology, history, cultural studies, audio studies, film studies, gender studies, digital media theory, literary theory and linguistics. It seeks to analyse the historical, social and cultural contexts in which the media have been produced; how meaning is generated through the interplay of image, word and sound in media texts; and how the media impact upon their audiences as well as being invested with significance by those audiences.

Teaching takes place on the MIC campus and the modules offered depend on student choices and the availability of lecturers in any given semester. The one-year MA is delivered over three semesters (but alternatively there is an option to complete it over two years on a part-time basis).

2.2. in relevant degree or media industry experience.