MA or MSc by Research/MRes: at least a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area
Research a topic of your choice or work on an extended creative project. Boost your professional practice and develop high-level skills and knowledge to progress your career.
Benefit from an experienced team of research-active scholars and industry practitioners who can offer supervision across a range of topics. Staff specialisms include:
You’ll have the opportunity to choose between a research-based or practice-based project. For example, write a thesis of 80,000 words for the research-based PhD or, for the practice-based option, create a piece of content or stage a multi-media event and accompany it with a much-shorter written component. As a practice-based student, you’ll have access to our state-of-the-art studios and equipment.
Students who haven’t already completed a relevant Master’s degree are normally required to complete two research-methods modules: Philosophy and Approaches to Research, and Methodologies and Methods. These sessions and their related assignments will help you lay the critical foundations for your project.
This research contributes to the research priority area Being Human: Past, Present and Future and Creative Practice as Research.
MA or MSc by Research/MRes: at least a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area
PhD: a master’s degree or equivalent in a subject area relevant to the proposed research topic
We actively encourage applications from students from a range of diverse backgrounds who demonstrate appropriate research experience and achievement
EU and international students need IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in any other component) or equivalent
Here's an example of the types of modules you'll study (it's unlikely but the contents and structure of the course could change).
Module information is not available for this programme.
| Start date | Location | UCAS code |
Fee (UK) per year |
Fee (international) per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | Distance Learning | — | £3,333 | £6,667 |
| Oct 2021 | Park, Cheltenham | — | £3,333 | £6,667 |
| Feb 2022 | Distance Learning | — | £3,333 | £6,667 |
| Feb 2022 | Park, Cheltenham | — | £3,333 | £6,667 |
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| Oct 2022 | Park, Cheltenham | — | — | — |
| Feb 2023 | Distance Learning | — | — | — |
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Our School of Media runs annual research events such as the Equal Platforms symposium and the Women, Ageing and Media summer school. Plus there are regular seminars and lectures throughout the academic year, which are open to postgraduate students from across the university.
The School of Media will support you with opportunities to present your work at national and international conferences and festivals.
We run events allow you to present and develop your research and creative practice in a vibrant and supportive atmosphere.
Get creative in our state-of-the-art Media Centre, using the same facilities as professionals around the world. We can offer you the perfect space to practice your craft and prepare for careers in the creative industries.