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Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements:

Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study. For information about English language tests accepted and required scores, please see here. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and International applicants.

Maynooth University's TOEFL code is 8850

Online application only www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity

PAC Code

MHS60-Full-time

MHS61-Part-time

The following documents should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway or uploaded to your online application form:

Certified copies of all official transcripts of results for all non-Maynooth University qualifications listed MUST accompany the application. Failure to do so will delay your application being processed. Non-Maynooth University students are asked to provide two academic references and a copy of their birth certificate or valid passport.

The compulsory module Critical and Creative Media Research, lays the foundation for the programme in Semester One, building key skills for conducting media related research. This is followed by a second compulsory module Media Theory in second semester which provides the theoretical spine that underpins the subject. 

All other modules during semesters one and two are elective. Students have the freedom to choose individual routes through the programme by selecting from our range of modules or by following one of our 3 pathways: Creative Media, Society and Justice, and History and Culture. Students may also take a number of media-related modules from across a range of other subjects available at MU.

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 1

CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA MDCF5 - CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AN GHAEILGE SNA MEÁIN Ó 2RN GO DTÍ AN RÉ DHIGITEACH NG630 10 1 ANTHROPOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT AN692 10 2 ANTHROPOLOGY OF DIGITAL MEDIA AN693 10 2 CREATIVE INTERACTIVE COMPUTING MD630 10 2 CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA RESEARCH MD622 10 1 DIGITAL CRITICAL SKILLS MD636 10 1 DUBLIN URBAN LABORATORY GY621 10 2 ETHNOGRAPHIC PRACTICE AN676 5 1 GENDER AND HISTORY IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND: A SURVEY HY697 10 Year-Long INDIVIDUAL PROJECT MU624 10 Year-Long INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW LW685 10 2 IRISH MEDIA HISTORY MD624 10 1 KEY CONCEPTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY I AN670 5 1 KEY CONCEPTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY II AN673 5 2 MEDIA PUBLICS: DIGITAL MEDIA, PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND POLITICAL FORMATIONS MD632 10 2 MEDIA THEORY MD635 10 2 MUSIC AND SCREEN MEDIA MU681 10 2 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND SPATIAL JUSTICE GY619 10 2 THEORY IN ANTHROPOLOGY AN675A 10 1 WRITING FOR SCREEN MEDIA MD631 10 1 MDCP5 - CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA Credits: 20 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AN GHAEILGE SNA MEÁIN Ó 2RN GO DTÍ AN RÉ DHIGITEACH NG630 10 1 ANTHROPOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT AN692 10 2 ANTHROPOLOGY OF DIGITAL MEDIA AN693 10 2 CREATIVE INTERACTIVE COMPUTING MD630 10 2 CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA RESEARCH MD622 10 1 DIGITAL CRITICAL SKILLS MD636 10 1 DUBLIN URBAN LABORATORY GY621 10 2 ETHNOGRAPHIC PRACTICE AN676 5 1 FIELD SCHOOL GY607 10 1 GENDER AND HISTORY IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND: A SURVEY HY697 10 Year-Long INDIVIDUAL PROJECT MU624 10 Year-Long INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW LW685 10 2 IRISH MEDIA HISTORY MD624 10 1 KEY CONCEPTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY I AN670 5 1 KEY CONCEPTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY II AN673 5 2 MEDIA PUBLICS: DIGITAL MEDIA, PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND POLITICAL FORMATIONS MD632 10 2 MEDIA THEORY MD635 10 2 MUSIC AND SCREEN MEDIA MU681 10 2 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND SPATIAL JUSTICE GY619 10 2 THEORY IN ANTHROPOLOGY AN675A 10 1 WRITING FOR SCREEN MEDIA MD631 10 1

Year 2

CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA MDCP52 - CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA Credits: 20 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AN GHAEILGE SNA MEÁIN Ó 2RN GO DTÍ AN RÉ DHIGITEACH NG630 10 1 ANTHROPOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT AN692 10 2 ANTHROPOLOGY OF DIGITAL MEDIA AN693 10 2 CREATIVE INTERACTIVE COMPUTING MD630 10 2 DIGITAL CRITICAL SKILLS MD636 10 1 DUBLIN URBAN LABORATORY GY621 10 2 ETHNOGRAPHIC PRACTICE AN676 5 1 FIELD SCHOOL GY607 10 1 GENDER AND HISTORY IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND: A SURVEY HY697 10 Year-Long INDIVIDUAL PROJECT MU624 10 Year-Long INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW LW685 10 2 IRISH MEDIA HISTORY MD624 10 1 KEY CONCEPTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY I AN670 5 1 KEY CONCEPTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY II AN673 5 2 MEDIA PUBLICS: DIGITAL MEDIA, PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND POLITICAL FORMATIONS MD632 10 2 MUSIC AND SCREEN MEDIA MU681 10 2 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND SPATIAL JUSTICE GY619 10 2 THEORY IN ANTHROPOLOGY AN675A 10 1 WRITING FOR SCREEN MEDIA MD631 10 1

Programme Director Dr Kylie Jarrett
Tel   +353 (0)1 708 3624 (Anne Byrne, Department Administrator)
Email kylie.jarrett@mu.ie
Website https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/media-studies
Address Department of Media Studies Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

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Knowledge of, and skills in, mediated communication are required across a whole range of sectors. Media industries such as web design, games, film and television all require understanding of the wider communication landscape, practical knowledge of production and research skills. But it is also companies that interact with the public  – that have communications and a wider social presence – that call for informed media graduates. Businesses include sports, arts and heritage organisations, charities and NGOs, corporations and brands increasingly require media-trained graduates, particularly in the areas of content production and interactive media. They also demand the kinds of critical thinking, research skills, and creative problem-solving that are developed across this programme.

For further information on Postgraduate options please go to the Graduate Studies site