Media and Communications

Program Overview

The Media and Communications PhD program at the University of Exeter equips students with specialized knowledge, research methodologies, and critical thinking skills in a multidisciplinary environment. Graduates pursue careers in diverse fields, including academia, communications management, media industries, culture, and public relations. The program offers supervision in a wide range of topics, fostering research in areas such as digital activism, media policy, and social media.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Become an expert in a particular area whilst studying in a rich, multidisciplinary environment. Benefit from excellent facilities, including access to UoE’s Digital Humanities Lab, the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, computer labs and podcast studios. Take part in research seminar series, and lectures by visiting speakers.

Careers:

Graduates from Media and Communications PhD programmes enter myriad careers, including but not limited to: University teaching and research University administration Communications management, Advertising and branding, Film Television Social media management Culture industries Third sector Marketing Public relations Reputation management Journalism Publishing International relations

Other:

Digital communications technologies and social media platforms are central to our everyday reality in the 21st century, and we live in a world saturated by media content. You will develop skills in key research methodologies and gain theoretical knowledge in your quest to be a productive scholar and critical citizen. The research expertise of the academic staff not only spans a wide variety of subjects and methodological traditions across the broad field of Media and Communications but are based within the vibrant interdisciplinary environment of the Department of Communications, Drama and Film which shares expertise, research events, and resources across disciplines. Advertising and branding Algorithmic cultures Celebrity studies Communications and the climate crisis Communications and the environment Communications infrastructure Community and grassroots media Digital activism Gender and the media Global communications Media and creative industries Media and cultural theory Media and democracy Media and migration Media and nations Media and politics Media and social class Media and social movements Media and sport Media archeology Media audiences Media ethics Media history Media industries Media policy Nostalgia and cultural memory Popular culture Slow computing Social media The internet Video games

Tuition fees per year 2024/25 Home: £4,786 full-time; £pro-rata part-time International: £22,600 full-time For those studying for more than one year, our fees are expected to increase modestly in line with Consumer Price Inflation measured in December each year. More information can be found on our Student Finance webpages. Tuition fees per year 2023/24 Home: £4,712 full-time; £pro-rata part-time International: £20,500 full-time For those studying for more than one year, our fees are expected to increase modestly in line with Consumer Price Inflation measured in December each year. More information can be found on our Student Finance webpages.