MSc in Media and Communications
Programme Code: TMMEC
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.
Paper |
Course number and title | |
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1 |
Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications I (Key concepts and interdisciplinary approaches) (H) | |
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Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications II (Processes of communication in modern life) (H) | |
2 |
Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (H) | |
3 |
Courses to the value of one and a half units from the following: | |
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Mediated Resistance and Citizens (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
The Audience in Media and Communications (H) | ||
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Contemporary Issues in Media and Communications Policy (H) | ||
Political Communication (H) | ||
International Media and The Global South (H) | ||
Media, Technology and Everyday Life (H) | ||
Representation in the Age of Globalisation (H) | ||
Identity, Transnationalism and the Media (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Global Media Industries (H) | ||
Interpersonal Mediated Communication (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Film Theory and World Cinema (H) | ||
Digital Media Futures (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Strategic Communication in Practice: Professional Perspectives (H) | ||
Comparison of MC434 Digital Platforms and Media Infrastructures: Societal Issues (H) | ||
Disruptive Digital Worlds: Competing Economic and Political Economy Explanations (H) | ||
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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. | |
4 |
Dissertation (10,000-12,000 words) * | |
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Notes | ||
Students can take up to one full unit of courses outside the Department of Media and Communications Department (non MC-prefixed courses) | ||
* Passing this course is a requirement for passing the programme | ||
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.
