Media and Communications PhD

Explore how media figures in everyday life, politics and culture. You’ll work with expert faculty guiding and supervising you throughout your research project. You’ll join an active research culture engaged in rigorous critical and historical studies of a wide range of media cultures. We particularly welcome research proposals in areas such as: • social and cultural analysis of media forms, institutions and practices • media representation and media audiences • advertising and consumption • feminist, queer and activist media studies • media histories and theories • visual, audiovisual and sound cultures. Projects can be co-supervised with faculty in other subject areas as appropriate. Spirit of Sussex Award Feel involved in life at the University, make friends and enrich your experience with us – the Spirit of Sussex Award is our way of recognising your extracurricular and voluntary achievements.

Degree requirements: You’re normally expected to have a Merit (an average of 60percentage overall) in a master’s degree and an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should be in a subject relevant to your chosen area of research. You may also be considered for the degree if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.