Master in Media and Communication Studies: Culture, Collaborative Media, and Creative Industries (1 year option)
Malmö, Sweden
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Jan 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
31 Aug 2027
TUITION FEES
SEK 125,000
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The one-year Master's programme in Media and Communication Studies focuses on culture, collaborative media, and creative industries. The 1 year programme combines critical theory and hands-on practice across digital, participatory and collaborative media. It's hybrid, full-time, taught via an online platform with campus elements, international cohorts, guest lecturers, and industry collaboration with Media Evolution. You'll analyze media, produce projects, and build an international network.
Career Outcomes: Graduates move into media and communication roles such as content strategist, digital producer, social media manager, communications officer, or media consultant across creative industries, government, and organizations; it supports postgraduate study and research.
Over the last decade, changes in the media landscape have fundamentally altered the roles of consumers, creators, and distributors. Today, digital media fosters participation and cooperation – reflecting a dynamic ethos of collaboration.
The one-year master's programme in Media and Communication Studies offers an advanced understanding of digital media from multiple perspectives. The programme combines theoretical and practical learning methods. You will learn to evaluate media from a critical perspective, while gaining practical skills useful for the creative industries.
The pedagogical approach
The programme is hybrid and full-time, which makes the education globally available to students and offers a unique blend of distance and campus-based learning. This approach makes it possible for international students to enrol in the programme without having to relocate. You will study alongside students from many different countries. The international focus will facilitate both a rigorous understanding of the media and creative industries and help you develop a diverse network of colleagues.
The programme is hosted on an online platform through which communication between students and lecturers takes place, and where student projects are uploaded.
Collaboration with the professional world
The programme was developed in collaboration with Media Evolution, a dynamic media hub based in Malmö. This has resulted in a curriculum attentive to the crossover between academic and professional worlds; you will develop skills in both these areas throughout your studies. As a student, you will have the chance to meet a number of guest lecturers from universities and organisations around the world.
What you will learn
The one-year master’s programme in Media and Communication Studies: Culture, Collaborative Media, and Creative Industries equips you with advanced knowledge of digital media. You will work creatively and in an explorative way with different types of media while you learn to approach them using theoretical frameworks.
During the programme, you will develop three primary skill sets:
- the ability to analyse and strategically approach media and its impact on society
- the capability to work with media and communication, both methodologically and systematically
- the knowledge required to produce media texts, both individually and collaboratively.
Compared to a bachelor's level degree, this master’s programme has a focus on the development of strategic expertise. These skills are crucial for those intending to pursue a professional career in media and communication. During the year, you will also obtain an in-depth knowledge of the workings of creative industries.
Autumn 2025 - Semester 1
- Media and Communication Studies: Key Themes in Media and Communication Studies (KK640B), 15 credits
- Media and Communication Studies: Research Methods & Methodology (KK650A), 15 credits
Spring 2026 - Semester 2
- Media and Communication Studies: Understanding the Creative Industries (KK641C), 15 credits
- Media and Communication Studies: Master's (One-Year) Thesis (KK644C), 15 credits
Knowledge and understanding
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in Media and Communication studies, including both broad knowledge of the field and a considerable degree of specialised knowledge in certain areas of the field, as well as insight into current research and development work.
- Demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge in Media and Communication studies.
Competence and skills
- Demonstrate the ability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge and analyse, assess, and deal with complex phenomena, issues, and situations, even with limited information
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate issues critically, autonomously, and creatively, as well as to plan and, using appropriate methods, undertake advanced tasks within predetermined time frames and so contribute to the formation of knowledge as well as the ability to evaluate this work.
- Demonstrate the ability in speech and writing, both nationally and internationally, to report and discuss his or her conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based in dialogue with different audiences.
- Demonstrate the skills required for participation in research and development work or autonomous employment in some other qualified capacity.
Judgment and approach
- Demonstrate the ability to make assessments in Media and Communication Studies informed by relevant disciplinary, social, and ethical issues and also demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects of research and development work.
- Demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of research, its role in society, and the responsibility of the individual for how it is used.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify the personal need for further knowledge and take responsibility for his or her ongoing learning.
After graduating, you will have the qualifications necessary to work in media and communication. The skillset and knowledge you develop during your studies are valuable to the fast-growing creative industries. Companies, government, and organisations are other possible employers as they become increasingly dependent on communication and media in their business. This programme is for those of you who want to take an active role in the development of the media field. It also provides a foundation for further post-graduate studies.