94 Media Masters Degree Programs

Hone your filmmaking talents and forge career connections with the MA in Film and Media program at Johns Hopkins University. The program includes 11 courses that you can complete in 16 to 24 months. You'll engage in a highly collaborative experience led by award-winning writers, producers, sound professionals, and creators. Plus, select the concentration that matches your passion: Immersive Storytelling and Emerging Technologies, Sound Design, The Business of Film, or Writing. Learn more today.

All students enrolled under this program will take most of the courses within the International Peace Studies program, however, this specialization will include 12 credits focused specifically on Media, Peace, and Conflict Studies.

The University of Tampa’s new M.A. in Social and Emerging Media blends technology and creativity as it prepares students to develop compelling media projects, build sophisticated social media strategies and engage effectively with audiences.

This program will give you in-depth knowledge of sociology, media and communication. It will develop your conceptual, methodological and analytical skills for a wide range of applications in sociology and media studies. After graduation, your career pathway may lead to the consultancy sector or to roles in big data analysis, digital media, journalism, research and opinion polling, academia, or public administration.

From Al Jazeera to Hollywood, from Disney to China Central TV, Amazon, Alphabet/Google, Netflix, Alibaba and Tencent, the media increasingly operate in a global context. This course offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to global media, and is designed for those who work in, or want to work in, the media industries. You'll examine key developments in the media and communications industries associated with the logic of globalisation and explore the complex nature of the globalisation process in the media. You'll gain a relevant, well-grounded, high-quality education and skill base, enabling you to develop a clear and comprehensive understanding of communication and the mass media. Based on continuous assessment, the course is taught in lectures and seminars by the team from Westminster's top-rated Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI). You'll be part of a bustling multicultural academic department that boasts a strong research culture and have the opportunity to attend regular talks by outside speakers (academics and practitioners) on a variety of communication and mass media issues. Westminster is a leading provider in this academic discipline and is ranked top 10 among UK institutions for Communication and Media Studies in the QS World University Rankings 2021. The University is also ranked 4th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2022 for Research Quality in Communication and Media Studies.

The Master of Journalism (MJ) course is a one-year full-time or a two-year part-time course. Students learn the core skills of journalism—reporting and writing, television and video production, media law and ethics, and new media. Students also have the opportunity to take elective courses in a broad range of subjects from business and finance to data journalism to digital media. Candidates shall complete no fewer than 60 and no more than 72 course credits.

This program will let you study and live in at least two European countries. Spend your first year in Denmark at Aarhus University and the Danish School of Media and Journalism. In the second year you can choose to move to either Prague, Amsterdam, London, or Munich. EMJ is about getting hands-on with journalism in different cultural, political, and technological contexts. If you choose the Authoritarianism & Transition track in Prague, you’ll dive deep into the histories and challenges of post-authoritarian societies. Gain the skills to create impactful multimedia content and explore career paths like foreign correspondence or investigative and data journalism.

Whether you want a strategic understanding of social media, refined creative skills through professional writing or the communications sensitivity to make an entrepreneurial impact, the MA in Communication, Media Practice and Public Relations (PR) is ideal.

The MA Media Studies consists of four different programmes in the fields of Journalism and New Media (Dutch taught), Book and Digital Media Studies, Film and Photographic Studies and Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory.

The MA Global Media and Communication is unique in that it offers a critical appraisal and critique of Western Media and Communication theories and approaches through focusing on the complex specificities and lived media and digital practices in Asia, Africa and the Middle East and their diasporas.

The master’s degree program in Digital Communication Strategies for Media Industries aims to cultivate professionals with advanced expertise in the realms of communication and digital innovation.

The American University School of Communication MA in Media, Technology & Democracy will give you the tools you need to examine complex social problems, analyze emerging trends in media and technology, and develop and evaluate policy.

Harness the power of communication. Hone your proficiency in the theory and practice of communication, and develop an appreciation of differing perceptions of the world.

The MBA Media Leadership equips you with the knowledge and understanding required to analyse, direct and develop business operations in the modern media environment involving journalism, marketing and public relations. It critically explores key issues and forces shaping the development of media in a global context, the particular convergence of activities, interactivity with audiences and entrepreneurship.

The AU University School of Communication MA in Film and Media Production will give you a professional skill set in the film, video, and digital media for a successful career in the media industry. During your first year, you will receive a formal overview of media production so that you can focus your second year on refining your skill base.

Whether you have your sights set on a future in film or television, advertising, or journalism, be prepared with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Cinema and Media Arts. You’ll work with state-of-the-art video and design technology to learn what it means to make a story come to life on the screen.

The mission of the Master of Arts program in Media Studies is to equip its graduates to become lifelong commentators, media content creators, and media interpreters in an increasingly interconnected world. The program offers students the conceptual and analytical tools, along with hands-on experience, necessary to embark on careers in communication.

Are you passionate about news and do you want to report and analyze current affairs? Do you want to know why journalism is transforming so quickly nowadays? This track trains students from diverse parts of the world to become international journalists, with in-depth academic knowledge in the field of Journalism Studies presented by journalism researchers and intensive training by experienced journalists, offering a solid foundation in the skills that are needed to succeed in journalism today.