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Digital Media and Communications (with Advanced Practice) MA

Teesside University

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Teesside University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    2 years

Course summary

Course overview

If you are a graduate aiming for a career in public relations, this is the course for you. The public relations and media industries are constantly changing. To stay ahead of the game you must develop up-to-date multimedia communications skills and knowledge.

This course explores the changing nature of the communications landscape in the 21st century and develops your professional skills and experience. This course gives graduates the freedom to develop up-to-date skills and specializations for the global digital communications industry. Working with an academic team, which includes professional journalists, digital content producers and public relation's professionals; you are supported to develop your craft in the latest storytelling techniques to forge a successful career in digital media. You also work with research active staff to develop reflective awareness of contemporary issues in the communications field and develop your academic skills and writing. This course is primarily taught in Teesside's purpose-built digital working-environments, developing skills in creating meaningful content, which attracts an audience. This course attracts graduates from all over the world and students are offered the opportunity to build a portfolio of work that translates globally.

How you learn

Traditional lectures and seminars are employed, particularly around those subjects requiring a detailed, factual knowledge base. We see it as an essential component of the programme that you engage in reflective practice which informs your future personal development.

How you are assessed

Our assessment methods range from practical production tasks to traditional essay assignments. You produce a professional-level multimedia public relations campaign addressing a range of styles, genres, platforms and audiences. You produce an essay on a topic related to public relations theory and a formal business report on a new media application in an organisational context.

You write an academic essay which helps provide a broader context for the practical work undertaken for your Final Project.

For your Final Project, you research, analyse and implement a promotional multimedia campaign for a real-life business client.

Career opportunities

A qualification and experience in public relations opens a vast range of opportunities in all areas of the media and communications industries.

Graduates have forged successful careers internationally, including China, Malaysia, Nigeria and the Middle East. This course has also attracted those currently working in the media industry or looking to translate their experiences working in other countries to the UK jobs market.

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 10,000per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Teesside University

Teesside University

  • University League Table

    100th

  • Campus address

    Teesside University, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BX, England

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To get students off to the best possible start, Teesside University meets international students at the airport and takes them to their accommodation for free.
With an English language cafe and orientation activities throughout the year, Teesside University is experienced in helping international students feel at home.
Teesside University offers a range of scholarships to make the transition to UK study more affordable.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Studies

    49th out of 91 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    117 57%

    66th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    19th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 80%

    25th

    15

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