2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA International Communication
| Programme code: | MA-INTCOMM | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Chris Paterson | Contact address: | C.Paterson@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
First degree BA Honours, Upper Second or equivalent in any subject. Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of their English language proficiency. Rocognized tests are IELTS with a required overall score fo 6.5, with no element below 6.0, or TOEFL equivalent score.
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 programme will:
- enable students to develop a thorough understanding of international communication, defined here as a field of enquiry and research that deals with the processes and impact of the transfer of information, news, data and cultural products as well as other forms of transborder communication between nation states within the wider context of globalization;
- enable students to acquire and develop ressearch skills necessary to produce high level postgraduate research in the field of international communications.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| COMM5200M | Communication and International Affairs | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5310M | Media, Culture and Globalisation | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5600M | Dissertation and Research Methods | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 0 - 30 credits from the following optional modules:
| ARTF5193M | Humanity, Animality and Globality | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5140M | Media and Communication Theory | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5235M | Promotional Media, Culture and Society | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5260M | Understanding the Audience | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5615M | Keywords in Political Communication | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5645M | Journalism Theory and Research | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5705M | Identity and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5710M | The Media Industries | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL5700M | Writing, Archives, Race | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| ENGL5835M | The Literature of Crisis: Politics and Gender in 1790s Britain | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| ENGL5845M | Writing Identities: Criticism, Creativity, Practice | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MODL5014M | Rhetoric and Public Speaking | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5028M | International Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI5209M | Critical Debates in Culture and Place | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI5214M | Creativity and Innovation Management | 30 credits | ||
| PECI5406M | Narrative Perspectives in Practice | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5320M | Theorising Gender | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5355M | Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to remove and introduce optional modules in line with its annual review and development of teaching.
Candidates will be required to study 0 - 30 credits from the following optional modules:
| ARTF5009M | Making Sense of Sound | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| ARTF5032M | Movies, Migrants and Diasporas | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5005M | Contemporary Debates in Media and Communication | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5540M | The Reporting of Politics | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5550M | Popular Music and Society | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5630M | Communication and Public Opinion | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5695M | Communication and Development | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5796M | Climate Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5866M | Global migration, ‘race’ and media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL5737M | Postcolonialism, Animals and the Environment | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL5828M | Global Indigeneity | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL5016M | Managing Business Across Cultures | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL5050M | Writing for Professional Purposes | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5216M | Arts and Activism | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5218M | Cultural Policy and the Politics of Culture | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5407M | Digital and Intermedial Storytelling | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5240M | Racism, Decoloniality and Migration | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5360M | Researching Inequality in the Media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5370M | Reality TV: Truth or Fiction? | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5380M | Videogames and Society | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to remove and introduce optional modules in line with its annual review and development of teaching.
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)
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