MSc in Global Media and Communications (with Fudan or USC)
Programme codes: TMGLMECO (LSE & USC)
TMGLMECO2 (LSE & Fudan)
Department: Media and Communications
For all first and second year students in 2016-17.
Full-time programme taken over two calendar years. Students must take courses at LSE as shown below and follow either the programme at Fudan or USC in Year 2.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Year 1 at LSE | ||
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Students take a total of three LSE units and a dissertation as shown | ||
Paper |
Course number and title | |
1 |
Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications I (Key concepts and interdisciplinary approaches) (H) | |
2 |
Media and Globalisation (H) | |
3 |
One of the following courses: | |
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Representation in the Age of Globalisation (H) | |
Identity, Transnationalism and the Media (H) | ||
Global Media Industries (H) (n/a 16/17) | ||
Media Culture and Neoliberalism in the Global South (H) | ||
4 |
Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (H) | |
5 |
Courses to the value of one unit from the following: | |
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Anthropology and Media (H) (n/a 16/17) | |
Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Totalitarianism (H) | ||
Multiculturalism (H) | ||
Globalisation and Democracy * (H) (n/a 16/17) | ||
Globalization, Regional Development and Policy | ||
Cities, Politics and Citizenship (H) | ||
Social Computing, Data and Information Services (H) | ||
The Audience in Media and Communications (H) | ||
Contemporary Issues in Media and Communications Policy (H) | ||
Political Communication (H) | ||
Current issues in Media and Communications: Policies for ICTs, Society and Development | ||
International Media and The Global South (H) (n/a 16/17) | ||
Media, Technology and Everyday Life (H) | ||
Information, Communication and Knowledge Systems (H) | ||
Representation in the Age of Globalisation (H) + | ||
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Identity, Transnationalism and the Media (H) + | |
Critical Studies in Media and Journalism (H) | ||
Global Media Industries (H) + | ||
Media and Communication Governance (H) | ||
Interpersonal Mediated Communication (H) | ||
Film Theory and World Cinema (H) | ||
Media Culture and Neoliberalism in the Global South (H) | ||
Humanitarian Communication: vulnerability, discourse and power (H) (n/a 16/17) | ||
Technology and Justice (H) | ||
SO433 |
Cultural Theory (H) (withdrawn 16/17) | |
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Any other MSc-level course which is offered in the School, subject to the consent of the candidate's programme director. | |
6 |
Dissertation (10,000-12,000 words)** | |
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Year 2 at Fudan | ||
7 |
Core and optional courses in Chinese language, culture and media, including: | |
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Year 2 at USC. Students take a total of 24 USC units. | ||
8 |
COMM 598 Global Communication Research Practicum (4 USC units) | |
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In addition to coursework offered at the Annenberg School of Communication, students may take up to a maximum of 4 units of graduate-level coursework from other schools or departments at the University of Southern California towards their remaining 20 unit requirement, subject to the consent of the candidate's USC adviser. | |
Notes | ||
* Courses are subject to availability and the permission of the course lecturer. |