MSc in Media and Communications (Data and Society)
Programme code: TMMECDS
Department: Media & Communications
This information is for the 2016/17 session.
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation as shown below.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Theories and Concepts in Media and Communication I (Key concepts and interdisciplinary approaches) (H) | |
Data in Communication and Society (H) | ||
Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (H) | ||
2 |
Options outside the Department of Media and Communications are subject to availability and other departments' regulations. Students following the Data and Society stream will be expected to take at least 0.5 unit from the following courses up to a maximum of 1.5 units: | |
Citizens' Political Behaviour in Europe: Elections Public Opinion and Identities (H) | ||
Cyberlaw (H) | ||
Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (H) | ||
Mediated Resistance and Citizens (H) | ||
The Audience in Media and Communications (H) | ||
Media, Technology and Everyday Life (H) | ||
Information, Communication and Knowledge Systems (H) | ||
Representation in the Age of Globalisation (H) | ||
Critical Studies in Media and Journalism (H) | ||
Media and Communication Governance (H) | ||
Interpersonal Mediated Communication (H) | ||
Digital Media Futures (H) (n/a 16/17) | ||
Technology and Justice (H) | ||
Digital Platforms and Media Infrastructures: Societal Issues (H) | ||
Social Computing, Data and Information Services (H) | ||
Innovation and Information Systems: Concepts and Perspectives (H) | ||
Data Governance: Privacy, Openness and Transparency (H) | ||
Interpretations of Information (H) | ||
Technology, Power and Culture (H) | ||
Material Culture and Design (H) | ||
3 |
Additional options can be selected from the following courses up to a combined maximum of 1.5 units for papers 2 and 3: | |
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Gender and Media Representation (H) | |
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Contemporary Issues in Media and Communications Policy (H) | |
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International Media and The Global South (H) (n/a 16/17) | |
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Identity, Transnationalism and the Media | |
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Global Media Industries (H) (n/a 16/17) | |
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Film Theory and World Cinema (H) | |
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Media Culture and Neoliberalism in the Global South (H) | |
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Social Psychology of Economic Life: Advanced Topics (H) | |
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The Social Psychology of Communication and PS443A Societal Psychology (unassessed) | |
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Any other course which is offered in the School at master's level, subject to the consent of the candidate's programme director. | |
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Dissertation (10,000-12,000 words)* | |
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Notes | ||
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* Passing this course is a requirement for passing the programme | ||
