Media and Cultural Studies
Postgraduate Taught
We have a teaching partnership with the Press Association, UK’s national press agency, and a significant part of the teaching on our degrees is delivered by a media professionals with direct links to the industry. One of our programmes is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council. Our degrees interrogate the changing nature of professional practice in the media, journalism and PR by exploring the role of the emerging digital technologies in these areas, and engaging in a critical analysis of the social, political, cultural and ethical dimensions of these industries. Our visiting professor is Dianne Nelmes, one of the most senior and respected media executives in the country.
For course content, entry requirements, fees, funding and visa information please see our degree descriptions:
Media and Journalism, MA
Media and Public Relations,
MA
International Multi Media Journalism, MA
More detailed information is available on each of our courses from the left hand menu.
Postgraduate Research
“If you are looking for a place to study, and still have fun without being worried about a high cost of living, then Newcastle is the place.”Feyi Media and Public Relations MA
The central focus of the research in the Media and Cultural Studies team is on identities, media and culture, and we are engaged in a broad set of interdisciplinary research themes which include the following areas: media and cultural theory; sociology of the media; gender, the body and culture; feminist theory, media, journalism and popular culture; intimacy, sexuality, family, childhood and education; Critical Discourse Studies; extremist political discourse; rhetoric and argumentation; visual rhetoric; affect, emotion and psychoanalysis;critical race studies and Black Atlantic studies; globalisation, nationalism and ethnicity; hyperlocal journalism, media ethics and Public Relations. Our current PhD students are exploring a wide range of media, cultural, and identity related fields within their thesis; each expanding upon the above work engaged with by our team.
We are part of research groups such as the Northern Network of Cultural Studies; the Research Group in Film and Media; the Gender Studies Research Group. We would supervise PhDs in the various research areas outlined above or on the individual staff profiles. At the moment, we do not offer any scholarships for PhD students. Please check the University's main postgraduate webpages for funding opportunities.
For course content, entry requirements, fees, funding and visa information please see our degree description. More detailed information on the PhD in Media and Cultural Studies is also available