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Articles Conference Reports Gallery Kalahari Project Outputs Publications Vetkat Palmiet Exhibition Breaking News Bushman Article Index Video Productions Resources Links Gallery Conferences News Contact Search Search Close this search box. Why you should choose CCMS to pursue your Postgraduate Studies Watch Video the Centre for Communication, Media and Society in Black and White Details the Centre for Communication, Media and Society Graduation Collection View Gallery History of the centre Teaching Philosophy Theoretical Orientations Topical readings Welcome to The Culture, Communication & Media Studies CCMS offers a range of postgraduate degrees (Honours, MA, PHD) in the Southern African region’s premier graduate research and educational unit in Culture, Communication and Media Studies. CCMS staff are internationally recognised scholars, and our postgraduate programmes reflect our interdisciplinary and international research culture which draws on media studies, television studies, film studies, cultural studies, history, and health communication. Modules offered reflect the research culture of CCMS and include: media theory; cultural studies in practice; media in the global world; South African mediascapes, social change & health communication; and research methodology for media and cultural studies. A wide variety of teaching styles are used to support your learning such as lectures, seminars, workshops, and individual supervision. CCMS offers highly structured degrees with weekly seminars, and close supervision. Students typically work in small groups, with intensive expert support. Each student is allocated an academic advisor, thereby ensuring their success. All of our graduate programmes prepare you for a wide range of future careers. The independent thinking, creative approach to problem solving, and analytical and presentation skills you will develop are valuable in many job roles. Graduates typically find employment in a wide range of professions, including Non-Government or Community-Based Organisations, Film Industry, TV and Radio broadcasting, Marketing & Market Research, Journalism, and Community Development. Application Requirements For Honours: a ‘good’ undergraduate degree in either an Arts or Social Science discipline, with some background in the area of media, culture or communication. For MA: at least a 60% pass rate at the Honours level in a cognate area of study. For PHD: a ‘good’ pass at the MA level in a cognate area of study. How to apply for Honours ? News View All News News CCMS academics publish book on Museums in South Africa and Ireland by CCMS March 16, 2023 0 Two academics from the Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) within the School of Applied Human Sciences Professor Ruth... Read more East Coast Radio Supports Media Students November 21, 2022 CCMS Postgraduate Students Benefit from Netflix Creative Equity Fund August 22, 2022 A creative response to environmental issues December 7, 2021 Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies 13.2 is out now (Special Issue: ‘The Breakthrough of Digital Health’) October 28, 2021 Notice Board Why you should choose CCMS to pursue your Postgraduate Studies Video CCMS is consistently one of the most productive research sections... Read More August 5, 2021 CCMS 2021 Graduation Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbT4IYwNLWI Read More August 4, 2021 Load More View More CCMS Alumni Talk Looking back on my MA now I am very thankful that I was able to pursue research into the topics that really interested me at the time. It has really informed my thinking and this, together the rigors of academic discipline have stood me in good stead in subsequent years. Thanks for allowing me to pursue my somewhat esoteric subject matter and to undertake the difficult task of running the GDTV broadcast. These events have shaped my life and enabled me to make an impact on the media landscape in South Africa. Mike Aldridge Cape Town TV • 2014 "I was greatly privileged to be mentored and taught by research experts that make up the CCMS team, as an early career researcher I have gained insight from the wealth of knowledge that the CCMS team offers their postgraduates students. Being part of the centre, not only taught me the value of hard work but also entrenched in me the importance of collegiality…" Piwe Nota Post Doctoral Fellow • Health Economics and HIV and AIDS research division (HEARD) "We are happy to have been groomed by CCMS. Everything we learnt in every module fits the bigger puzzle in the working world" Lunga Memela (Hons) Journalist • Corporate Relations, University of KwaZulu-Natal "I chose to pursue my postgraduate studies through CCMS after reading an article (on the SABC) authored by Prof. Ruth Teer-Tomaselli in ’Media,Culture & Society’ in 1995, while a ’fresher’ at University College Falmouth in the UK " René Alicia Smith CCMS MA and PhD graduate • 2011 "I always look back on my time at UKZN and in CCMS where we were given a solid grounding in critical theory and an ability to apply the ’shop’ skills of journalism or media production. Anyone can learn to write an article, but to identify your role within society, how the text impacts on the lives of its listeners or readers and having the ability to communicate the message coherently is key. I think people who made an effort in their studies and participated in the various CCMS programmes are able to do just that." Shaun Ryan, CCMS BA(Hons), MA graduate East Coast Radio • 2011 "The past 3 months in the UK where I‘m doing my MA have flown by. While I’m studying an environmental degree, many of the scholars and theories we cover here are ones I was first introduced to at CCMS: Freire, Latour, Giddens, work on self-reflexive research, indigeneity, cultural globalisation, social constructivism ... so my time at CCMS has prepared me very well for a Master of Science degree. The work experience I received at CCMS has also been invaluable in helping me with my writing and research, as well as my editing and project-management skills. So I will always be grateful for the foundation that CCMS has given me! " Sertanya Reddy CCMS Hons (2009) • 2011 "What I value as an outcome of Kate Finlay’s project is the fact that we, as a commercial business responsible for managing, marketing and operating a community-owned facility, have been able to benefit from the academic research she has undertaken by evaluating her findings and considering these when redeveloping our marketing materials and strategy. "This is precisely what I had hoped for when Keyan and I first discussed the concept of UKZN’s CCMS unit undertaking various research projects around !Xaus Lodge - that research could be applied in a beneficial way to a practical situation and not simply remain within the covers of a book!! " Glynn O’Leary Transfrontier Parks Destinations Copyright Notice The documents located on these pages are copyrighted in terms of South African law. They may of course be cited and quoted for bona fide academic use. 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