A number of rewarding professional career pathways are possible as a graduate of the MSc Media Management including opportunities in business, entertainment, digital marketing or public relations (PR). There is significant global market demand for graduates who understand how to effectively utilise media to reach and engage with target audiences and customers and, in a competitive landscape, this Masters provides you a necessary competitive edge. Some graduates choose to start their own businesses or go freelance, while others work for top media brands.
Job roles include:
- media manager
- marketing manager
- media industry consultant
- digital strategist
- media project planner
- social media manager
- digital marketing manager
- editor
- social media analyst
- content strategist
- creative team leader
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities has a dedicated Employability Manager. The course has a high level of engagement with industry, research and recruitment partners in the course design, delivery, project work and skill development activities.
Testimonial quotes
With this Masters you get to see how Media Management plays into the real world, you learn not only what’s on paper, but you get to see it in action as well and how it’s applied it.
Liz Tudor
MSc Media Management
Employability skills
We offer a comprehensive employability and skills programme to help you maximise your time at university and develop the graduate attributes required by employers. We have a dedicated Faculty Employability and Skills Officer. There's also our Career and Employability Service who work in partnership with academic staff to ensure you get the best out of your University experience and are given the right opportunities to make you ready for the world of work.
You'll have access to advice, information and career opportunities not only in the UK, but worldwide..
What skills can you develop through this course?
As you progress through your Media Management degree, you’ll develop a wide range of practical skills and attributes that are actively sought after by prospective employers. These include:
- Media industry awareness
Through case study analysis, guest lectures and site visits to media organisations, you’ll gain an understanding of what’s going on in the media sector and rapid developments in other digitally related industries.
- Written and oral communication
Media management involves communication with various stakeholders – both internally and externally. Our course develops your abilities to communicate through various essays, reports, presentations and online activities.
- Team working
Group work is an essential part of your Media Management degree, with both management and communications modules simulate real-life scenarios in business and marketing communications.
- Research and analysis
You’ll be given the opportunity to develop your own research skills to carry out both small-scale and larger research projects, including your dissertation.
- Time management
You’ll learn how to manage your time more effectively through active involvement in group projects, as well as by successfully juggling your weekly workload in order to meet your (sometimes conflicting) deadlines for coursework.
- Self-confidence
The media industry needs confident self-starters, and your active participation in the course and our wider postgraduate community will build your personal confidence and professional prospects.
Companies we work with
The Division of Communications, Media and Culture actively supports and encourages its staff and students to engage with a wider audience for its research. We've contributed to the work of:
- media and creative economy policy;
- funded research for government agencies;
- collaborative work with NGO’s;
- engagement with the trade associations, unions and institutes of communications;
- media and culture professionals;
- active dialogue and contributions to media organisations across the spectrum of broadcasting;
- the press, film and the Internet;
- professional contributions to charities and pressure groups in relation to public media issues and policies;
- a range of cultural heritage activities at national and international film festivals and exhibitions.
Students will meet media professionals through talks and site visits, and will have the opportunity to focus aspects of their assessment on the needs of media organisations. Staff maintain good relationships with former graduates now working in the media, including organisations such as the BBC, Channel 4, MTV, China Radio HIT FM, Vodafone Greece and Radio One India (A Midday/BBC Joint Venture).
