MSc in Media and Communications (Research)

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Programme Code: TMMECRE

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) ^#
Paper 2	One of the following full-unit courses:
	MC4M2 Advanced Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (1.0) ^# ^A or
	MC4M8 Advanced Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Advanced Quantitative Analysis) (1.0) ^B (not available 2024/25)
Paper 3	Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following:
	MC402 The Audience in Media and Communications (0.5) ^#
	MC407 International Media and The Global South (0.5) ^#
	MC409 Media, Technology and Everyday Life (0.5) ^#
	MC416 Representation in the Age of Globalisation (0.5) ^#
	MC418 Communication: Cultures and Approaches (0.5) ^#
	MC422 Critical Studies in Media and Journalism (0.5) ^#
	MC423 Global Media Industries (0.5) ^#
	MC425 Interpersonal Mediated Communication (0.5) ^#
	MC426 Film Theory and World Cinema (0.5) ^#
	MC427 Digital Media Futures (0.5) ^#
	MC432 Strategic Communication in Practice: Professional Perspectives (0.5) ^#
	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) ^#
	Any other MSc level course which is offered in the School, subject to the consent of the candidate's programme director.
Paper 4	MC499 Dissertation: Media and Communications (1.0) ^C

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

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

Footnotes

A : Passing either MC4M2 or MC4M8 is a requirement for passing the programme.

B : MY455 is an advanced Multivariate Analysis course offered by the Department of Methodology and must be taken by students who select MC4M8. 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.

C : 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.