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GLOBAL MEDIA STUDIES, 120 ECTS
Master's degree with a major in Media and Communication Studies or Information Systems
Media technologies are at the core of the globalization process. While they generate global relations, they may also sustain local development. Global Media Studies are a matter of understanding, explaining, evaluating, and in various ways make use of this double potential. If you want to work internationally or with an international orientation as an information officer, a system developer, a market analyst, a cultural creator, or conduct academic research at the PhD level, deeper knowledge of the globalization process is essential. Both technical and cultural reflexivity is required if you want to meet the challenges of a shrinking and increasingly complex world. The Master’s programme provides Master-level courses in either Media and Communication Studies or Information Systems, combined with joint profile courses in Global Media Studies, focusing upon areas such as cultural industries, ICT for development, and global media policy. It is also designed to enable specialized studies within individual areas of interest.
 Labour market:
A Master’s degree with a profile in Global Media Studies gives you a platform for an expert career within the international media and communication sectors, such as the cultural and creative industries, public institutions, and non-governmental organizations. The programme is designed to meet the increasing demand for communication strategists, analysts and designers/creators with global and intercultural competence. Potential work areas include public relations, communication for social change, cultural entrepreneurship, and various forms of media research. The programme is preparatory for doctoral research in Media and Communication Studies or Information Systems.
Education:
The programme stresses a combination of theoretical reflexivity, problem solving and creative work. In the first year you study specialization courses in your main subject, along with a faculty course in Common Skills. In the second year there is a focus on Global Media Studies. During the final semester a degree project is completed. The language of instruction is English.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the programme requires Upper Secondary English course B or equivalent, and a Bachelor’s degree of 180 ECTS including at least 60 ECTS in Media and Communication Studies or Information Systems or equivalent.
Degree title
Upon completion of the programme, a Master’s degree in Media and Communication Studies (MSSc) or Information Systems (MSc) is awarded with the profile Global Media Studies. The Master’s degree also qualifies you for further studies within PhD programmes in the major field of study.
Programme director:
André Jansson,
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Karlstads universitet
