Media and Communication Studies
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Media and Communication Studies is an international and vibrant interdisciplinary field of studies with influences from both social sciences and the humanities. Research and studies within the field aim to understand and/or explain both historical developments and contemporary phenomena involving media.
Subject description
It includes the study of traditional media organizations (television, print media, radio) as well as new forms of media such as social media platforms, digital news media, streaming services, and other digital technologies that influence our everyday lives, shape our perceptions and world views, and even affect our society, culture, and politics on an aggregate level.
Examples of topics explored within the field are: power, democracy, economics, social movements, identity, extremism, gender, diversity, war and conflict, representation, climate change, migration, minorities, and existential issues.
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Career opportunities
Courses and programmes
Courses and programmes within the subject area.
Courses at bachelor's level
Current courses at bachelor's level\
Courses at master's level
Current courses at master's level\
Master's programmes
PhD studies
You can get a PhD degree in Media and Communication Studies.
Phd studies in Media and Communimation Studies
Degree
For a bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Studies you can choose to study individual courses or join one of the bachelor’s programmes listed under Educations within the subject.
The bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Studies is only offered in Swedish.
A Master’s degree in Media and Communication Studies can only be obtained through enrolment in one of the master’s programmes listed under Educations within the subject.
More information about degrees at Stockholm University
Research
Read more about research at the Department of Media Studies