Resources and facilities Since the Centre's establishment in the 1960s, the University of Leicester Library has built up one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of media, communications and related literature anywhere in the country, with longstanding subscriptions to all the major media and communications journals and with literally hundreds of new book titles added every year. The library thus offers our students unique and comprehensive access not only to historical as well as contemporary research, theory and debate on media, culture, and communications, but also direct electronic access to essential bibliographic databases, abstracting and information services, including access to the increasingly important wealth of information available via the Internet. Students have access to copies of UK national newspapers and the CMCR maintains an archive of both newspapers and selected television news programmes. Students also have access to the CMCR's video facilities and to computing laboratories across the University. Entry Requirements Candidates should normally have at least an upper second class honours degree from a British university or its equivalent.
Preference is given to students with good first degrees in a social science.
Where English is not the first language, students are required, prior to admission to the Centre, to provide evidence of their proficiency in both written and spoken English. The University will also accept equivalent qualifications and further advice can be obtained from the Graduate Office . Before, or at the time of registration, students must provide evidence of their ability to pay the appropriate course fee and to support themselves throughout the duration of the course. The Centre will normally support the application for funds and financial assistance of those students who have been accepted. From time to time a very limited number of University bursaries may be available.