Loughborough University's Communication, Media and Development Master of Arts will equip students with the skills and a critical understanding of the role of media and communication in development and social change. Communication and media are at the heart of processes of social change, with a wide range of applications, including NGO and charity communications, social and behaviour change communication, social impact communications, and community media.

New forms of communication and storytelling are vital in addressing some of today’s global challenges, including climate change and sustainability, global poverty, conflict and peacebuilding, voice and rights of marginalized groups, and mis/dis-information.

Students will consider the major theories relevant to the analysis of the media, global communication, and development and social change, including globalization, epistemologies of the South, decolonization, and theories of participation and social movements. They will explore contemporary approaches to communication for social change in global and local contexts, including citizen engagement, participatory development, behaviour change communication, campaigns, edutainment, community media, entrepreneurial change-making, media development, activism and social movements.