The role of media and communications is vital in a global digital society and is a continually evolving industry.
Innovative interdisciplinary courses
Here at City, we offer a range of industry focused undergraduate and postgraduate degrees that cover; media, communications, advertising and brand, public relations (PR), promotional media, social media.
You can also benefit from our location in the heart of London; home to some of the world's leading media organisations. This gives you great internship and work-experience opportunities.
On our degree programmes you will learn the practical and contextual skills to work in industry, alongside intellectual tools and data analysis and necessary to understand the big picture of media and creative industries and their impact and societal influence.
Our undergraduate degrees
Our postgraduate degrees
- Public Relations and Strategic Communications MA
- Marketing Communications MA
- Media and Communications MA
Cutting-edge research informs our teaching
City’s world-leading experts produce influential and impactful research, which is highly regarded.
In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework – which measures the quality and impact of university research – the assessment for Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management, rated 87% of our research as 4* (world-leading) and 3* (internationally excellent).
Our academics’ research interests include how digital media and social networking technologies shape culture, politics and social change. Their findings directly inform the teaching students receive, putting you right at the heart of current thinking and public discourse.
Staff
Your studies are supported by a team of committed and enthusiastic teachers and researchers, experts in their chosen field.
On occasion we also work with external professionals to enhance your learning and appreciation of the wider subject.
Anubha Sarkar
Graduate Opportunities
Our graduates leave City with a portfolio of practical skills needed in the wide-ranging media industries. This includes practical elements such as social media management, promotional media production, brand and reputation marketing, market research, strategic decision making and performance analytics.
These skills are greatly sought after across many business departments, research and teaching, as well specialist media industries.