MRes Media & Communication
12 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MRes
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Research (MRes) degree prepares you for study at MPhil/PhD level.
- We welcome proposals for research in any area connected with media, communications, and cultural theory and practice.
- The programme combines taught modules in research methodology with a 20,000-word dissertation, and offers advanced-level training to appropriately qualified students.
- We give priority to those with proposals for research within the areas of interest of our staff.
- You will be assessed through your research dissertation, and a portfolio of two essays.
- Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths has been ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 16th in the world (third in the UK) in the 2024 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MRes
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Research (MRes) degree prepares you for study at MPhil/PhD level.
- We welcome proposals for research in any area connected with media, communications, and cultural theory and practice.
- The programme combines taught modules in research methodology with a 20,000-word dissertation, and offers advanced-level training to appropriately qualified students.
- We give priority to those with proposals for research within the areas of interest of our staff.
- You will be assessed through your research dissertation, and a portfolio of two essays.
- Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths has been ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 16th in the world (third in the UK) in the 2024 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.
Admission Requirements
You should have an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant subject.
You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.
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