Media and Communication MA

Predict, design and lead future trends In a landscape shaped by AI, machine learning, and large language models (LLMs), you will explore not only emerging tools but the cultural, ethical, and conceptual systems that drive them. Our MA in Media and Communication will shift your design thinking from the technical know how of the media professional to the strategic know why of the media creative – a distinctive approach that empowers graduates to define, rather than follow, emerging media cultures. You will investigate how human and machine intelligence co-create meaning, how audiences navigate complex digital spaces, and how creative direction, communication strategy and cultural insight can reshape media for the decade ahead. This curriculum integrates future shaping ideas with rigorous critical frameworks, enabling you to imagine and prototype new media environments with confidence and clarity. Designed for students who want to lead conversations about media futures, this programme develops the conceptual and creative capabilities needed for emerging roles across creative industries, cultural strategy, communications, and design led innovation. This is a course for people who want to create the future of media – not simply adapt to it. I originally planned to stay in Liverpool… however Kingston won me over with its warm welcome! I studied dance for my BA, and when I applied to do my MA in Media, I thought I would feel like a fish out of water, but the course content is so interesting and thought provoking… it sparked a new interest for me. I have used what I learned to take on new challenges Katrina Hopley

English language requirements for Media and Communication MA: Open English language requirement for this course: Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no element below 5.5. Applicants who do not meet the English language requirements could be eligible to join our pre-sessional English language course. Applicants from a recognised majority English speaking country (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements. You will find more information on country-specific entry requirements in the country-specific section of our website. Explore other routes to postgraduate study at Kingston Open At Kingsto

International students: £21,500 per year

UK students: £12,900 per year

UK/Home: £12,900 per year

International: £21,500 per year

September 2026

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Applications will close when the course is full.

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