2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Political Communication (Part-Time)
| Programme code: | MA-COMM/PC-P | UCAS code: | |
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| Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Katy Parry | Contact address: | k.parry@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
High quality first degree - BA Honours degree, Upper Second or equivalent - in a social science subject and/or professional experience in a related field.
An IELTS Band Score of 6.5, with 7.0 preferred and with not less than 6.0 in any skill area or
Internet Based TOEFL 94 overall (with not less than 21 in Listening, 23 in Reading, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Writing)
Applicants with an IELTS score of 6.0 may be eligible for entry provided they successfully complete the University’s InterComm Pre-sessional English Language course.
Information about the course can be found on the Language Centre pages of the University website.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Media and Communication
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Media and Communication
Programme specification:
The MA in Political Communication is a unique programme that provides theoretical and applied knowledge in the key areas of political communication. Particular attention is paid to the theory and practice of political marketing alongside studies of public opinion, international communications and political journalism.
The programme pursues an interdisciplinary and comparative approach including not only the experience of established democracies like Britain, Western Europe and the US, but also the particular problems of political communication in emerging democracies and the developing world.
The MA in Political Communication provides cutting-edge competences for a career in political public relations, political journalism and related fields. It is also an ideal foundation course for students who want to pursue an academic career in political communication and related subjects.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| COMM5601M | Innovations in Political Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5615M | Keywords in Political Communication | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 - 60 credits from the following optional modules in either year 1 or year 2:
| COMM5135M | Critical Issues in Media and Communication | 30 credits | 1 May to 30 Sep, Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5140M | Media and Communication Theory | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Jan to 31 May | |
| COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5200M | Communication and International Affairs | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5235M | Promotional Media, Culture and Society | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 May to 30 Sep | |
| COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5260M | Understanding the Audience | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5310M | Media, Culture and Globalisation | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5380M | The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| COMM5540M | The Reporting of Politics | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| COMM5630M | Communication and Public Opinion | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| COMM5645M | Journalism Theory and Research | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5655M | Journalism Practice and Policy | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5695M | Communication and Development | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5705M | Identity and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5710M | The Media Industries | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5720M | Media Production Analysis | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5730M | The Cultural History of Promotional Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5796M | Climate Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5895M | Digital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| EAST5037M | Transnational East Asian Cinemas | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST5055M | Stylistic Aesthetics of Chinese Language in Media and Communication | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| MODL5014M | Rhetoric and Public Speaking | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5016M | Managing Business Across Cultures | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL5028M | International Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5050M | Writing for Professional Purposes | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5214M | Creativity and Innovation Management | 30 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI5216M | Arts and Activism | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5218M | Cultural Policy and the Politics of Culture | 30 credits | ||
| SLSP5240M | Racism, Decoloniality and Migration | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| SLSP5312M | Theorising Gender 1 | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| SLSP5355M | Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5360M | Researching Inequality in the Media | 30 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| SLSP5370M | Reality TV: Truth or Fiction? | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| SLSP5380M | Videogames and Society | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| SLSP5414M | Debates on Disability Theory and Research | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 |
Elective modules:
Candidates may study 0 - 30 credits of postgraduate level electives, or Discovery modules aimed at final year undergraduates. (Such modules have a 3 or a 5 as the first digit in the module code)
Candidates may study 0 - 30 credits of postgraduate level electives, or Discovery modules aimed at final year undergraduates. (Such modules have a 3 or a 5 as the first digit in the module code)
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| COMM5600M | Dissertation and Research Methods | 60 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Oct, 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 - 60 credits from the following optional modules in either year 1 or year 2:
| COMM5135M | Critical Issues in Media and Communication | 30 credits | 1 May to 30 Sep, Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5140M | Media and Communication Theory | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Jan to 31 May | |
| COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5200M | Communication and International Affairs | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5235M | Promotional Media, Culture and Society | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 May to 30 Sep | |
| COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5260M | Understanding the Audience | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5310M | Media, Culture and Globalisation | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5380M | The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| COMM5540M | The Reporting of Politics | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| COMM5630M | Communication and Public Opinion | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| COMM5645M | Journalism Theory and Research | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5655M | Journalism Practice and Policy | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5695M | Communication and Development | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5705M | Identity and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5710M | The Media Industries | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5720M | Media Production Analysis | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5730M | The Cultural History of Promotional Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5796M | Climate Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5895M | Digital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| EAST5037M | Transnational East Asian Cinemas | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST5055M | Stylistic Aesthetics of Chinese Language in Media and Communication | 15 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| MODL5014M | Rhetoric and Public Speaking | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5016M | Managing Business Across Cultures | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL5028M | International Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5050M | Writing for Professional Purposes | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5214M | Creativity and Innovation Management | 30 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI5216M | Arts and Activism | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5218M | Cultural Policy and the Politics of Culture | 30 credits | ||
| SLSP5312M | Theorising Gender 1 | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| SLSP5355M | Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5360M | Researching Inequality in the Media | 30 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| SLSP5370M | Reality TV: Truth or Fiction? | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| SLSP5380M | Videogames and Society | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| SLSP5414M | Debates on Disability Theory and Research | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 |
Candidates may not choose the same optional modules in year 2 that they studied in year 1.
Elective modules:
Candidates may study 0 - 30 credits of Discovery Modules.
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