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University of Stirling: Media Management
| Institution | University of Stirling View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Communication, Media and Culture |
| Web | www.stir.ac.uk |
| admissions@stir.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01786 467044 |
| Study type | Taught |
MSc
Summary
The MSc Media Management provides a dynamic introduction to the skills needed to flourish in your chosen media career in a rapidly changing global media landscape. Using the specialist expertise developed in the Masters, you’ll help media organisations to capitalise on opportunities and to meet the challenges posed by unprecedented change and increased global competition in the sector.
The course offers you a unique opportunity to develop your theoretical and critical understanding of the digital, creative and media industries at the same time as honing your practical and analytical skills in a strongly industry-facing course.
You’ll explore advanced-level interdisciplinary media and management-related studies led by highly qualified team from one of the UKs leading centres for digital media, film and communication studies as well as from the prestigious Stirling Management School. The course has extensive media industry links which are drawn upon in the delivery of industry guest lectures, team project work for live clients and the opportunity for field trips, including a visit to the state-of-the-art broadcast facilities at BBC Pacific Quay, the recently opened V&A Dundee and tech incubator CodeBase Stirling.
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A minimum of a second class Honours degree (2:1 preferred) or equivalent. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate work experience are encouraged to apply. Media Managers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and the profession is keen to encourage applicants from the arts, humanities, business, sciences, and the social sciences. Applications are welcomed from applicants from the broadest range of disciplines |
| Location | Stirling Campus University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA |
Summary
The University of Stirling’s MSc Media Management course is constantly evolving in order to keep up with the rapidly changing global media landscape. It also prepares media managers to meet the challenges posed by unprecedented change and increased competition across the media environment.
As a student, you’ll benefit from being taught by highly qualified, international-standard tutors, and will graduate with strong management skills and an analytical perspective on the media industry. You’ll also develop a firm understanding of the evolving regulatory and policy environment in which the media operates.
This course provides a theoretical and case-study-based foundation in media economics, finance and business strategy – with advanced study in contemporary media, cultural theories and training in appropriate research methodologies.
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A minimum of a 2nd Class Honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent in a relevant subject. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply. IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in all bands). |
| Location | Stirling Campus University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA |
The University of Stirling is an international university committed to helping students Be the Difference in the world. Based in the heart of Scotland, Stirling is a place where ability – not background – is valued, and teaching, employability and facilities are all rated five-star (QS Stars University Ratings 2024).
That’s just part of the reason Stirling was shortlisted for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2024, rated top 30 in the UK for postgraduate teaching (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2024) and number one in the UK for campus environment (The International Student Barometer …
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