Why study Media and Communications at LSE?
The London School of Economics and Political Science has a worldwide academic reputation for the study of Social Sciences. It has been rated third in the world by the Times Higher Educational Supplement. Building on the School’s commitment to connecting theory with empirical research and practical implications, the Department of Media and Communications is a leading centre in the field of media and communications. We offer our graduate students a stimulating array of courses and programmes, taught by established academics who are conducting leading-edge critical research on major issues and core debates in the field (see Staff Research Areas). All of our courses offer diverse, theoretically-oriented and empirically-grounded approaches to contemporary developments, issues and debates in the field of media and communications. Our courses however, do not offer training in either media production, media management or public relations. Our location at the heart of London, one of the world’s