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      Study media abroad

      An in-depth guide to studying media as an international student.

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      Media degrees abroad

      Media is an exciting and constantly evolving sector that impacts nearly all aspects of our lives, covering everything from television and cinema to social media and blogs. By studying media or media studies abroad you’ll examine how it influences and reflects society, as well as gaining creative and practical skills for a career in the industry.

      Media is a broad subject that can cover a huge number of areas including journalism, communication, broadcast, marketing, PR, advertising and many more. It’s possible to study a degree that focuses on each of these specific subjects, or you can study a joint honors program like communication and media or film and media.

      You can study media all over the world, and choosing to attend a university abroad means you’ll get to choose from the best programs. You will also get a unique perspective on how the media works in another country that could give you an advantage when you look to start your career.

      Media program structure

      You can study media at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with some universities offering doctorate degrees in certain fields. At bachelor’s level, you will study over three or four years to earn a BA, or if you go to a US liberal arts college you’ll study media as a major or minor subject.

      At master’s level you are able to study media as a stand-alone subject, and it is usually offered as an MA. Some universities offer research based master’s programs you can study, known as an MRes (master of research). Most master’s programs will take one or two years to complete, and a PhD can take up to six years of study.

      Some programs let you add an extra year that you can spend working in industry gaining valuable experience. Most modules will be delivered through lectures, small group seminars, workshops and practical production sessions. Common assessment methods include essays, oral presentations, portfolios and exams.

      The exact program structure and content of each media or media studies program will be unique to each university, but there are some common subjects and modules you can expect to study, including:

      • International journalism
      • Visual media
      • Filmmaking
      • Production studies (TV and radio)
      • Understanding audiences
      • Public relations
      • Media ethics
      • Mobile media cultures
      • Online storytelling

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      Media study abroad programs

      Media undergraduate programs

      Bachelor's in media

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        American Studies - Popular Culture and Media Studies - BA DePaul University, USA

        Program type
        Bachelor's
        Duration
        4 years
        Annual tuition fee
        40,551 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 40,551 USD

        Start date
        -
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        Arts, Media and Culture - BA Trinity Western University, Canada

        Program type
        Bachelor's
        Duration
        4 years
        Annual tuition fee
        17,495 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 22,260 CAD

        Start date
        September, January
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        Digital Media and Communications – Sports Media and Communications - BA University of Nicosia, Cyprus

        Program type
        Bachelor's
        Duration
        4 years
        Annual tuition fee
        8,274 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 6,840 EUR

        Start date
        September
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        Business (Marketing Communications Media) - BSc Mount Aloysius College, USA

        Program type
        Bachelor's
        Duration
        4 years
        Annual tuition fee
        23,890 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 23,890 USD

        Start date
        January, September
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        Journalism and New Media - BA University of Limerick, Ireland

        Program type
        Bachelor's
        Duration
        4 years
        Annual tuition fee
        14,411 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 11,913 EUR

        Start date
        September
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      Associate in media

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        Print Media - ASc San Jose City College, USA
        • Blended learning

        Program type
        Associate
        Duration
        2 years
        Annual tuition fee
        8,138 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 8,138 USD

        Start date
        January, August
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        Film, Television and Electronic Media (for Transfer) - ASc Berkeley City College, USA

        Program type
        Associate
        Duration
        2 years
        Annual tuition fee
        7,950 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD

        Start date
        August, January, June
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      Diploma in media

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        Screen and Media - AdvDip RMIT University, Australia

        Program type
        Undergraduate diploma
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        16,975 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 22,000 AUD

        Start date
        February, July
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        Digital Marketing & Social Media (Montreal Campus) - Dip Trebas Institute, Canada

        Program type
        Undergraduate diploma
        Duration
        8 months
        Annual tuition fee
        7,231 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 9,200 CAD

        Start date
        January, May, September
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        Makeup for Media and Creative Arts - Dip Sheridan College, Canada

        Program type
        Undergraduate diploma
        Duration
        2 years
        Annual tuition fee
        15,125 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 19,244 CAD

        Start date
        September, January
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        Social Media Marketing - Dip Canadian College, Canada

        Program type
        Undergraduate diploma
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        13,204 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 16,800 CAD

        Start date
        January, April, July, October
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        Journalism – Mass Media/Journalism - OCADip Durham College, Canada

        Program type
        Undergraduate diploma
        Duration
        28 months
        Annual tuition fee
        11,913 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 15,157 CAD

        Start date
        September
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      Certificate in media

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        Media Foundation - Cert Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

        Program type
        Undergraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        12,113 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 15,412 CAD

        Start date
        September
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        Media Fundamentals - Cert Durham College, Canada

        Program type
        Undergraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        11,716 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 14,907 CAD

        Start date
        September
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        Introduction to Social Media - Cert Berkeley City College, USA

        Program type
        Undergraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        7,950 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD

        Start date
        August, January, June
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        Design Media - Cert St. Charles Community College, USA

        Program type
        Undergraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        5,520 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 5,520 USD

        Start date
        January, August
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        Communications and Media Fundamentals - Cert Centennial College, Canada

        Program type
        Undergraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        12,992 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 16,531 CAD

        Start date
        January, September
        Show program overview about Communications and Media Fundamentals
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      Pathway in media

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        Media Studies, International Year One - UGP University of Lincoln, UK

        Program type
        Undergraduate pathway
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        12,910 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 12,910 USD

        Start date
        January, September, October
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        Creative Media Technology (Foundation) - FD Leeds Beckett University, UK

        Program type
        Undergraduate pathway
        Duration
        2 years
        Annual tuition fee
        14,829 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 10,900 GBP

        Start date
        January, September
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        Media and Film Studies - International Year One - UGP University of Sussex, UK

        Program type
        Undergraduate pathway
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        25,305 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 18,600 GBP

        Start date
        January, September
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        Media, International Year One - UGP Keele University, UK

        Program type
        Undergraduate pathway
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        17,863 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 13,130 GBP

        Start date
        January, October
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        Media and Communications, International Year One - UGP Bournemouth University, UK

        Program type
        Undergraduate pathway
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        17,305 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 12,720 GBP

        Start date
        September
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      Media graduate programs

      Master's in media

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        Music and Media - MMus University of Gloucestershire, UK

        Program type
        Master's
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        17,958 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 13,200 GBP

        Start date
        January, September
        Show program overview about Music and Media
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        Electronic Media Management - MA Central Michigan University, USA

        Program type
        Master's
        Duration
        2 years
        Annual tuition fee
        15,300 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 15,300 USD

        Start date
        May, August
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        Global Media and Management - MA Keele University, UK

        Program type
        Master's
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        20,067 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 14,750 GBP

        Start date
        October
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        Media and Communication - MA Bournemouth University, UK

        Program type
        Master's
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        19,727 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 14,500 GBP

        Start date
        January, September
        Show program overview about Media and Communication
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        Social Media and Web Technologies - MSc Linnaeus University, Sweden

        Program type
        Master's
        Duration
        2 years
        Annual tuition fee
        18,512 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 155,000 SEK

        Start date
        September
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      Doctorate in media

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        Library Media (Certification or Non-Certification) - EdS University of West Alabama, USA
        • Online

        Program type
        Doctorate
        Duration
        3 years
        Annual tuition fee
        22,680 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 22,680 USD

        Start date
        January, August
        Show program overview about Library Media (Certification or Non-Certification)
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        Media Studies - PhD (with foundation) Maynooth University, Ireland

        Program type
        Doctorate
        Duration
        5 years
        Annual tuition fee
        16,935 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 14,000 EUR

        Start date
        September, January, June
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        Music and Media - PhD University of Gloucestershire, UK

        Program type
        Doctorate
        Duration
        3 years
        Annual tuition fee
        17,958 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 13,200 GBP

        Start date
        January, September
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        Media and Communications - PhD University of Nicosia, Cyprus

        Program type
        Doctorate
        Duration
        3 years
        Annual tuition fee
        5,444 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 4,500 EUR

        Start date
        September
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        Film, Media and Communication - PhD University of Portsmouth, UK
        • Part-time

        Program type
        Doctorate
        Duration
        6 years
        Annual tuition fee
        11,088 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 8,150 GBP

        Start date
        October, February
        Show program overview about Film, Media and Communication
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      Diploma in media

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        Broadcasting – Radio and Contemporary Media - OCDip Durham College, Canada

        Program type
        Postgraduate diploma
        Duration
        28 months
        Annual tuition fee
        11,877 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 15,112 CAD

        Start date
        September
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        Entertainment and Media Management - PGDip University of California, Riverside Extension, USA

        Program type
        Postgraduate diploma
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        24,900 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 24,900 USD

        Start date
        September
        Show program overview about Entertainment and Media Management
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        Journalism, Media and Communications - PGDip University of Tasmania, Australia

        Program type
        Postgraduate diploma
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        23,494 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 30,450 AUD

        Start date
        February, July
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        Screen and Media, Advanced Diploma - PGDip RMIT University, Australia

        Program type
        Postgraduate diploma
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        16,975 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 22,000 AUD

        Start date
        July
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      Certificate in media

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        Advertising – Media Management - PGCert Centennial College, Canada

        Program type
        Postgraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        12,992 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 16,531 CAD

        Start date
        September
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        Advertising - Media Management - PGCert Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

        Program type
        Postgraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        12,993 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 16,532 CAD

        Start date
        September
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        Journalism: New Media - PGCert Sheridan College, Canada

        Program type
        Postgraduate certificate
        Duration
        8 months
        Annual tuition fee
        19,075 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 24,270 CAD

        Start date
        September
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        Secondary English with Media - GradCert London Metropolitan University, UK

        Program type
        Postgraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        17,278 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 12,700 GBP

        Start date
        September
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        Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media - OCGCert Fanshawe College, Canada

        Program type
        Postgraduate certificate
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        13,660 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 17,380 CAD

        Start date
        September
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      Pathway in media

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        Art, Design and Media, Pre-Master’s - PGP University of Brighton, UK

        Program type
        Postgraduate pathway
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        21,033 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 15,460 GBP

        Start date
        January, July, August, September
        Show program overview about Art, Design and Media, Pre-Master’s
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        Global Media and Management, Pre-Masters Program - PGP Keele University, UK

        Program type
        Postgraduate pathway
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        12,176 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 8,950 GBP

        Start date
        April
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        Business, Media and Social Sciences - Pre Masters - PGP University of Sussex, UK

        Program type
        Postgraduate pathway
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        15,509 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 11,400 GBP

        Start date
        January, May
        Show program overview about Business, Media and Social Sciences - Pre Masters
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        Media and Communications, Pre-Master’s - PGP Bournemouth University, UK

        Program type
        Postgraduate pathway
        Duration
        1 year
        Annual tuition fee
        17,999 USD

        Fee in university's local currency 13,230 GBP

        Start date
        September
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      Future media careers

      There are a huge number of areas you can work in as a media graduate. Although most students will look to start a career in a media industry, the skills you’ll learn will be transferable to many different sectors.

      Some of the most popular careers for media studies graduate include:

      • Broadcast journalist
      • Media researcher
      • Advertising media buyer
      • Public relations officer
      • Social media manager
      • Media producer (TV, film, video etc)
      • Presenter
      • Copywriter

      If your program offers internships, use this opportunity to get experience in the industry and to make some useful connections. If you’re unsure exactly what you want to do after graduation, use the university’s career services for advice and guidance.