Media Geographies, MSc by Research
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Start date: MSc by Research - 1st October, 1st January, 1st April & 1st July. The MSc by Research in Media Geographies allows you to undertake a year-long (full time) or two-year-long (part-time) individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research, supervised by our Human Geography academic staff. Your media geographies research project will be shaped by participation in research activities such as seminars and reading groups, as well as your involvement in one of our established Human Geography research groups.
The range of our current human geographical research in this area includes: Cinematic cities: cities in film and filming in cities Digital geographies and locative media Climate Change and the media The geopolitics of ‘fake news’ Literary geographies: graphic novels and the urban experience Geography of the performing arts: dance and theatre Virtual spaces and mediated places We are ranked: Top 100 in the World (Shanghai Ranking Subject Rankings 2024) 90% of our research outputs have been recognised as world leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 100% of the environment was rated as world leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 Top 201-250 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2025)
Key highlights
- Individual research project supervised by Human Geography academic staff
- Join an established Human Geography research group
- Research shaped by seminars and reading groups
- Research areas include cinematic cities, digital geographies and locative media
- Explore climate change in the media and the geopolitics of fake news
- Four start dates: October, January, April and July
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Doctoral researcher
- Research assistant
- Media researcher
- Policy researcher
- Communications officer
- Urban and cultural planning researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,238 per year | International: £21,950 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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