MSc in Media and Communications (Media and Communication Governance)

Programme Code: TMMECMCG

Department: Media & Communications

This information is for the 2017/18 session.

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation as shown below.

1

MC408

Theories and Concepts in Media and Communication I (Key concepts and interdisciplinary approaches) (H)

MC4M1

Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (H)

2

MC424

Media and Communication Governance (H)

3

Courses to the value of 1.5 units from the following:

 

EU421

Policy-Making in the European Union (H)

 

LL4H2

Media Law: Regulating Publication (H)

 

LL4H3

Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (H)

 

LL4S1

Cyberlaw (H)

 

MC403

Contemporary Issues in Media and Communications Policy (H)

 

MC405

Policy and Practice in ICTs and Development (H)

 

MC418

Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications II (Processes of communication in modern life)

 

MC423

Global Media Industries (H)

 

MC433

Technology and Justice (H)

 

MC434

Digital Platforms and Media Infrastructures: Societal Issues (H)

 

MC435

Disruptive Digital Worlds: Competing Economic and Political Economy Explanations (H)

 

MG487

Innovation and Information Systems: Concepts and Perspectives (H)

 

Any other half unit paper which is offered in the School at master's level, subject to the consent of the student's teachers.

4

MC499

Dissertation (10,000-12,000 words) *

 

 

Notes

* Passing this course is a requirement for passing the programme
Students can take no more than one full unit of courses from outside the Department of Media and Communications (non MC-prefixed courses)

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.