Opportunities exist in the Lincoln School of Art & Design to undertake supervised research for the degrees via the University’s Learning Contract Scheme, Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

MA Community Radio provides a challenging postgraduate programme with cross-platform, hands-on experience in managing, producing and understanding the processes of community radio and how it relates to the expanding radio industry.

It is a practice based programme combined with research and provides opportunities to develop the relevant creative, intellectual and technical skills, particularly in the new media and technologies, which are essential to enter contemporary design practice at a high level.

The course offers the photographic practitioner an opportunity to explore new developments and to challenge traditional categories, encouraging an experimental, content-led approach to working with the photograph across networked media contexts.

The MA in Digital Media is aimed at students wishing to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the digital media area, or for media professionals to ‘convert’ existing knowledge and expertise to accommodate and understand rapidly shifting and evolving digital technologies.

The MA in English Studies at Lincoln is a taught postgraduate programme which aims to give students a critical understanding of current developments in contemporary literature, a sample of the diversity and variety of English studies now and the skills needed to equip them for further research.

This is a practical, studio-based course, with core units in critical theory, which intend to help students contextualise and locate their work within a contemporary and relevant framework of reference.

The MA Journalism offers a unique combination of features. It provides a challenging postgraduate programme with cross-platform, hands-on experience in print media, online, radio and TV, together with the opportunity to specialise.

Sports Journalism is one of the fastest growing and increasingly popular branches of journalism. Opportunities in the media industry for sport journalists are on the increase in this exciting and competitive industry. The MA Sports Journalism at The University of Lincoln will offer the requisite skills to students, along with tuition from industry professionals, opportunities to report live from sports events and to build contacts in the sports media industry.

The MA in Journalism, War and International Human Rights is a unique and innovative course for people who are concerned with human rights and the issues relating to war and peace – and who want to learn the journalistic skills necessary to communicate this to a wider public.

The MRes Media and Cultural Studies provides a programme of research training leading to a Master’s degree with the option of pursuing a substantial piece of original research under supervision leading to the MPhil/PhD degree.

This programme investigates the critical issues and debates in the critical analysis of contemporary media and culture.

The MA Media Production aims to provide students, in a theoretical context, with a comprehensive understanding of media production in one of a variety of media platforms i.e. radio, single or *multi-camera production, screenwriting, photography or design or new media.