| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Full-time, Part-time | 1 - 2 year | - | - | - |
Please note, following student feedback, this course has been renamed from Media and Cultural Studies MA to Global Media and Society MA from October 2025.
Lancaster’s experts will equip you with the skills to navigate the complexities of the global media landscape. We’ll address big questions about media and culture today. What role do we play in shifting cultural and media landscapes? How can we understand media that are constantly developing and changing? Armed with advanced knowledge and critical skills, you’ll be ready for a leadership role in the media and broader cultural sectors.
Why Lancaster?
The big questions
In what ways do media become globally significant, and what are their local or translocal dimensions? How do we critically investigate the power, politics and values of innovation industries and media cultures?
MA Global Media and Society focuses on these issues by drawing on a wide range of highly pertinent academic fields and professional expertise. As you dissect key issues in media, you’ll discover intersections with social inequalities, ethics, gender, sustainability, consumerism and fandom, activism and decolonisation.
You’ll consider how creative media and digital transformation can both reproduce global social inequalities and be used as a tool for justice and cultural participation across societies.
Develop your expertise
Our goal is to advance your skills in the kinds of critical thinking, independent research and creative problem solving that are needed to lead development and innovation in the media and broader cultural sectors.
Our academics contribute to public debate on key issues in media culture, so you can be confident you’ll be part of a vibrant community at the forefront of the latest thinking. Plus, you’ll have access to the latest digital media equipment to help you complete your practical coursework. Your personal academic tutor will be on hand throughout to discuss your progress on a one-to-one basis.
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