MSc in Social and Public Communication

Programme code: TMSOPUCO

Department: Psychological and Behavioural Science

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 are required to take two compulsory courses, optional courses to the value of one unit and a dissertation as shown.

Paper

Course number and title

1

PS429

The Social Psychology of Communication

 

Students also take the unassessed course:

 

PS443A

Psychological and Behavioural Science

2

PS4A5

Methods for Social Psychology Research: Fundamental Qualitative and Fundamental Quantitative Methods

3

Courses to the value of one unit from the following:

 

PS409

Political Psychology of Intercultural Relations (H)

PS410

Social Representations (H)

PS411

Current Communication Research (H)

PS415

Social Psychology of Economic Life: Advanced Topics (H)

PS418

Health Communication (H)

PS421

Issues in Social Psychology: Group Dynamics (H)

PS428

Knowledge Processes in Organisations (H) (not available 2017/18)

PS438

Corporate Communications (H)

PS439

Science, Technology and Resistance (H)

PS445

Organisational and Social Decision Making (H)

PS446

Issues in Organisational and Social Psychology: Organisational Life (H)

PS451

Cognition and Culture (H)

PS456

Consumer Psychology (H)

PS458

Creativity and Innovation (H)

PS462

Theory and Practice of Organisational Development (H)

PS464

Social Influence (H)

PS466

Happiness (H)

PS467

Behavioural Science (H)

 

Courses to the value of one half unit from another programme (subject to the approval of the candidate's Programme Director)

5

PS497

Dissertation *

Notes

* Failures in this course cannot be condoned. A bad fail is defined as a mark less than 29%.
Students who complete PS429 and PS438 can be granted exemption from up to two CIPR Diploma units. Further information is available from the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science website.

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.