#Media studies professional
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Media Studies at Kent is a vibrant and supportive internationalĬommunity of academics, practitioners and students, connected through our Based in the cultural city of Canterbury, we are less than one hour from London by train and forty minutes from the Eurotunnel, meaning that you will enjoy both a green, welcoming campus and close proximity to metropolitan culture, archives and industry. Media Studies students also benefit from Kent’s one-of-a-kind location. Our dedicated Media Hub, which contains cameras as well as computers equipped with editing software, supports research with practical designs and outputs. The Templeton Library contains vast digital and print collections. You can test out your own ideas, share tips and get extra feedback in the School’s staff-led PhD ‘Work in Progress’ research colloquium. The Research Group for Film, Media and Culture will be your homebase for symposia and talks by internationally excellent visiting scholars.

You will be part of a substantial community of PhD students within the School of Arts. Our staff encourage you to locate media forms within broader social and historical contexts. Our international staff are able to support a wide range of research covering social media, online and fan culture, media industries, promotional media (including marketing and PR), audiences and participatory culture, and issues of politics, identity, diversity and the media. Media Studies at Kent is a vibrant and supportive community of academics, practitioners and students, connected through our shared passion for all forms of media and communications. For further information and eligibility requirements, please see our Scholarship website. Scholarship opportunities may include the Vice Chancellor’s Research Scholarship (GTA) and the Consortium of the Humanities and the Arts South-East England (CHASE) collaborative doctoral award.

You may be eligible to apply for a fully funded PhD scholarship.

#Media studies series

A series of reviews take place throughout your studies in order to ensure that your project stays on track and that you have all the necessary support and resources required to successfully complete it. You meet regularly with your supervisors, who not only oversee your research project but help you to identify areas where you may require further advice or training.

#Media studies professional

You will have a minimum of two supervisors who support and guide you through your academic and professional development throughout your studies. The first step is to reach out to a potential supervisor with an email (see Staff Research). We welcome enquiries on any topic, and provide you with excellent research resources to enable you to complete your research, which culminates in a thesis of up to 100,000 words.

You conduct original research under the guidance of a team of specialist supervisors. If you plan to pursue a career within broadcast journalism, you’ll need additional coursework in reporting, writing and journalism.With access to specialist supervision, excellent resources and a vibrant intellectual community, your time at Kent will empower you to create innovative research that breaks boundaries and intervenes into urgent debates. The online mass communication and media studies degree is ideal for learners interested in the theories and systems critical to fields such as advertising, marketing, politics and public relations. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how people understand and experience mass media as well as the role the media can play in shaping different cultures. By studying mass communication and media, you’ll learn how information influences the behavior, attitudes and opinions of individuals within society. Mass communication is the sharing of information with large groups of people through channels such as print, television, digital or broadcast media. You’ll examine a variety of media and communication subjects including the history of mass communication, social media and political communication and more. This program is designed to give you a deep and nuanced understanding of the growing importance, power, influence and changing nature of media in the world. The online Bachelor of Arts in mass communication and media studies program provides you with a sophisticated understanding of mass communication.