Communication media are present in all aspects of our daily lives in all shapes and forms: old and new, digital and analogue, hardware and software, architecture and big data, image and text, communities and selfies. Media and communication technologies and cultures play an important role in the organisation and management of social, political, and economic institutions.ÊThis Media and Communication MA is designed to provide a critical overview and survey of today's media landscape and media environments.The compulsory core modules provide you with a comprehensive grounding in the theoretical and empirical approaches to studying media institutions, texts and communication practices. The option modules allow you to specialise in research areas that interest you within this broad field, and enable you to examine various media industries and communication practices within their historical, economic, political and social contexts.