MSc Media Psychology

This course will allow you to study the effects of media on the individual and society, and how psychology can be applied to enhance media design and understand media consumption. In doing so you will also discuss issues of ethics, accessibility, understanding diverse audiences, positive uses of media and professional applications.

Join a unique learning environment, where you will interact with a multi-disciplinary team of experts in psychology, media and human interactions.

If you want to pursue a career in the communications profession or media research, this course will provide you with a unique set of relevant skills.

The full course runs full-time over one year or two years part-time, giving you the chance to exit with the following awards:

Full-time

• Postgraduate Certificate: two modules over four months
• Postgraduate Diploma: four modules over eight months
• MSc: four modules plus a dissertation over one year

Part-time

• Postgraduate Certificate: two modules over nine months
• Postgraduate Diploma: four modules over two years
• MSc: four modules plus a dissertation over three years

Semester one

• Issues in Media Psychology

• Media Psychology Research Methods

Semester two

• Psychology of Media Communication

• The Psychology of Digital Experiences

Semester three

• Dissertation

This master's has been designed to meet the growing need for graduates with an advanced knowledge and skill set to understand the relationship between psychology and the media.

With this qualification, you could pursue a career in psychological consulting within media industries, social media management, user testing, advertising, public relations, marketing, media analysis, media research and development, and academia.

This is for You if...

• You are curious about the effects of media on the individual and society
• You want to pursue a career in the communications profession or media research
• You want to learn at MediaCity with a multi-disciplinary team