MSc in Media and Communications (Data and Society)

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Programme Code: TMMECDS

Department: Media and Communications

For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24

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.


Paper	Course number, title (unit value)
Paper 1	MC408 Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications (0.5) ^#
	And one of the following 0.5 unit courses:
	MC4M1 Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (0.5) or
	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:
	LL4S1 Cyberlaw (0.5)
	MC409 Media, Technology and Everyday Life (0.5) ^#
	MC422 Critical Studies in Media and Journalism (0.5) ^#
	MC425 Interpersonal Mediated Communication (0.5) ^#
	MC427 Digital Media Futures (0.5) ^#
	MC433 Technology and Justice (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
	MC434 Digital Platforms and Media Infrastructures (0.5) ^#
	MC436 Mediating the Past (0.5) ^#
	MC437 Media, Data and Social Order (0.5) ^#
	MC439 Media, Technology, and the Body (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
	MC440 Children, Youth and Media (0.5) ^#
	MG486 Social Computing, Data Analytics, and Information Services (0.5) (not available 2024/25)
	MG492 Data Governance: Privacy, Openness and Transparency (0.5)
	MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5)
	MY472 Data for Data Scientists (0.5)
	Any other course which is offered in the School at master's level, subject to the consent of the candidate's programme director.
Paper 4	MC499 Dissertation: Media and Communications (1.0) ^B

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

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.

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.