On this Master of Research (MRes), you'll be supported to build a bespoke programme of advanced research and study to match your personal and professional interests - you can learn a language, explore palaeography, broaden your field of study, or complete a work placement. The Media pathway allows for the critical study of media forms, from television to advertising to social media. It offers the chance to look in-depth both at the issues shaping historical and contemporary media, and at the increasingly important part such media plays in culture, politics and everyday life.
Highly flexible and with a focus on one-to-one supervision throughout the course, you can tailor this MRes around your research and career plans. Youll graduate with knowledge of research design, methods and processes, together with the creative, critical, reflexive, and analytical mindset that employers desire. The MRes can also be used as a stepping-stone to further research at PhD level.
From the outset, you will be paired with an experienced supervisor to support your personal and professional development, working together to advance your research interests and develop your individual research, writing and communications skills.
The MRes Humanities (Media) pathway responds to the predominance and significance of varied media forms such as advertising, social media, television and film both in history and in contemporary life. It allows for an in-depth analysis both of these media forms in practice and of the theory around their use.
Supervised by staff who are prominent researchers in their fields of media study and practice, studying on this programme provides you with an in-depth understanding of media's importance within culture, politics and everyday life. You'll develop key transferrable skills in research, analysis and communication to enhance your career prospects across a range of sectors or to prepare you for further academic study.
As part of the bespoke Individual Research Orientation module, youll agree a tailored learning plan to expand your knowledge, skills and experience. For example, you can learn a foreign language, study subject matter from a different discipline like statistical modelling or improve your ability to read old manuscripts.
Using our contacts or through your own networks, you can also undertake a work experience placement here in the UK or abroad. In the past, our students have helped staged exhibitions, catalogued an archive, reviewed educational material and reflected on the selection of historical textbooks in a school.
The School of Humanities benefits from world-leading and internationally excellent research across the main areas of humanities: English Literature, Creative Writing, Film Studies, History, Media, Communications and Culture, and Music.
This wide range of staff expertise not only enables us to offer five specialist pathways (in English, Film, History, Media, or Music), but also considerably broadens the scope for potential interdisciplinary research topics. This makes it an ideal choice for students who want the freedom to conduct in-depth research on a subject of their choosing, while also receiving the guidance expected of a taught master's.
Keele is a member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP) and the Economic and Social Research Council's North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP). These both offer financial support to outstanding UK students in applicable disciplines.
