Taught MA English and the Media
Launched in 2012, the evening MA in English and the Media is an exciting and vibrant
interdisciplinary programme offered in collaboration with the Faculty of Media and Knowledge
Sciences. It brings together aspects of Applied English Language Studies, Media Studies, Cultural
Criticism and the study of digital cultures. Through study-units that look at areas ranging across
Writing for the Media, print publishing, TV and Film, Digital Games, remediation, etc, the
programme offers interdisciplinary perspectives that maintain a sensitive balance between theory
and practice. It is sensitive to issues relating to English and media cultures today, and affords a range
of skills and abilities prized in the quickly evolving workplaces that characterise the employment
landscape in the associated fields.