MSc in Media and Communications (Data and Society)
Programme Code: TMMECDS
Department: Media and Communications
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
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.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
MC408 Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications (0.5) | |
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And one of the following 0.5 unit courses: | |
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MC4M1 Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (0.5) or | |
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MC4M7 Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative Analysis & Applied Regression Analysis) (0.5) A | |
Paper 2 |
MC430 Data in Communication and Society (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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MC409 Media, Technology and Everyday Life (0.5) | |
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MC422 Critical Studies in Media and Journalism (0.5) | |
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MC425 Interpersonal Mediated Communication (0.5) | |
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MC427 Digital Media Futures (0.5) | |
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MC435 Disruptive Digital Worlds: Competing Economic and Political Economy Explanations (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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MC436 Mediating the Past (0.5) | |
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MC439 Media, Technology, and the Body (0.5) | |
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MG486 Social Computing, Data Analytics, and Information Services (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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MG492 Data Governance: Privacy, Openness and Transparency (0.5) | |
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MG4G7 Contemporary Topics in Advanced Technology Management (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5) | |
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MY472 Data for Data Scientists (0.5) | |
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SO471 Technology, Power and Culture (0.5) | |
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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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Footnotes
A : MY452 is an advanced Applied Regression Analysis course offered by the Department of Methodology and must be taken by students who select MC4M7. Students wishing to select this option need to already have a grounding in quantitative methods and must seek approval from the Programme Director. Approval is also subject to timetabling constraints.
B : Passing this course is a requirement for passing the programme.
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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.
