Sport and Media MA (PGCert PGDip)
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Overview
Sport and media have become increasingly prominent in contemporary society. The continuing spread of the cultural industries, sport's national and global profile and its contribution to the expression of personal, cultural and national identity, confirm the place of sport at the heart of a global consumer and media culture.
This distinctive new programme in Sport and Media offers you the opportunity to utilise your critical understanding of sport and the sports media in a creative medium to communicate a critique of sports culture through the production of a video-documentary. It is set within a broader study of the relationship between sport, culture and media practice. The course is led by Dr Ian McDonald, who is a leading authority on sport documentaries and a practicing documentary filmmaker. On this course at Chelsea School of Sport, you will be taught by internationally renowned staff. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise Chelsea School of Sport was awarded the highest score awarded to any social-scientific sports submission.
Course duration
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years
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Course content
Course structure
The course comprise of four modules and an individual project or dissertation. All students on the masters programme at Chelsea School of Sport study Theorising Sport and Society and Research Methodologies and Analysis for Sport. You will also undertake two route-specific modules: Contemporary Issues in Global Sport and Sport and Media Practice. You will also undertake a dissertation which can be in the form of a traditional academic thesis or an extended documentary video on a sport-related theme.
Areas of study
The course provides the opportunity to study sport and media from a critical social science perspective drawing on sociology, history, geography, politics, philosophy and cultural/media studies.
Syllabus
Core modules:
Theorising Sport and Society
Research Methodologies and Analysis for Sport
Contemporary Issues in Global Sport
Sport and Media PracticeIndividual Project or Dissertation
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Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements
individual offers may varyFor non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing.Degree and/or experience:
good honours degree or equivalent. -
Location
Location
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Career opportunities
Postgraduates from the masters courses at Chelsea School of Sport have secured work as university lecturer, press officer, policy officer and sport development officers. It is hoped that student graduating with a postgraduate qualification in Sport and Media will be able to take up employment in the sports media industry. This course also creates a sound basis on which to prepare dissertations and from which to progress to research degrees such as MPhil or PhD.
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - please contact the Doctoral College for advice.
To help you plan for your time here we will be providing further information about what is included in your tuition fee, and any optional costs you may need to budget for, later in the autumn.
Our website wwww.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
Sport and Media (MA) (Full time) [K1BD012] UK/EU (Full Time) 4,500 GBP Island Students (Full Time) 9,450 GBP International (Full Time) 13,500 GBP -
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You should not apply unless you can meet all the entry requirements for this course. Please contact the course team before applying if you are unsure about any of the specific entry requirements.
Entry requirements
For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing.Degree and/or experience:
good honours degree or equivalent.
