Media and cultural industries are not only important sources of wealth-creation and employment but they can also create inequality through shaping everyday culture and public opinion. The products of media and cultural industries are increasingly produced, governed, and consumed transnationally. The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) brings together Loughborough University’s world leading researchers in media, communication and culture. The CRCC’s innovative MA programmes are informed by this cutting edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, our research in this area was ranked second in the UK. In 2017, the QS World rankings rated the University among the top 40 universities in the world for Communication and Media Studies. Global Media and Cultural Industries MA is designed to enhance specialist knowledge and methodological expertise of relevance to professionals working in communications, to students interested in media and cultural studies, and those wishing to progress to a research degree in these fields. Employability is an important part of the curriculum across all of the MA programmes. You will take taught employability sessions which cover finding employment in the media and cultural industries, finding placements, writing CVs and preparing covering letters.