2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA New Media (Part-Time)
Programme code: | MA-COMM/NM-P | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
Programme manager: | Helen Thornham | Contact address: | h.thornham@leeds.ac.uk |
See programme rules for module sequence
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
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:
Currently, there are a range of masters level programmes in the fields of new, digital and interactive media, but the vast majority of these are taught as practical degrees, with little reflection on new media in its socio-cultural, economic and political contexts. While such teaching is valuable in its own right, it does not equip students with the tools to evaluate the ways in which new media shapes and is shaped by the world around us. This degree, like a small minority of existing new media programmes at masters level, will provide an opportunity to exercise this reflection, alongside the development of practical skills in planning, designing, developing and implementing new media systems and solutions, and so allowing students to further develop and expand their existing new media portfolios. The degree will combine new ICS modules, developed specifically for this programme, existing ICS modules, and optional modules from the School of Design, as appropriate.
The MA New Media is distinctive due to:
1) Location within the ICS and fit to existing MA options and modules: This MA is designed to complement and extend existing offerings whilst maintaining the key balance between practice and theory that distinguishes the ICS from its competitors.
2) Unique combination of theory and practice that is taught through a critical lens: this MA is one of very few to combine theory and practice, and would be the only offering of this kind from a Russell group university.
3) Expertise in the field: the New Media team within the ICS are internationally recognised in their areas. The MA is designed around the core critical issues in new media, but is distinguished by the depth and breadth of knowledge provided by the researchers at Leeds.
4) Use of current research to complement and underpin teaching: This provides the students with an unique experience of research-led teaching, which uses live research and theoretically grounded contemporary empirical work.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules. Completion of the two compulsory modules only will result in a PG Certificate.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules.
COMM5740M | New Media Cultures | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5745M | New Media Practices | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study30 - 60 credits from the following optional modules for the Masters Degree.
ARTF5192M | Technology, Media and Critical Literacy | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5215M | Public Relations Theory | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5225M | Public Relations, Culture and Society | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5240M | Work Placement | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5610M | Politics and the Media | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5730M | The Cultural History of Promotional Communication | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5735M | Individual Directed Study (New Media) | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5760M | Screen Narrative | 30 credits | Not running in 201516 | |
COMM5801M | Urban Narratives | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5805M | Cultures of Contemporary Photography | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5815M | Cinematics and Photography | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Elective modules:
Candidates may study 0 - 30 credits of Discovery (Elective) Modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules for the Masters Degree. The completion of the core modules and 60 credit optional modules will result in a PG Diploma.
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules for the Masters Degree.
COMM5600M | Dissertation and Research Methods | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Candidates will be required to study 30 - 60 credits from the following optional modules for the Masters Degree.
COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5225M | Public Relations, Culture and Society | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5240M | Work Placement | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5601M | Innovations in Political Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5610M | Politics and the Media | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5730M | The Cultural History of Promotional Communication | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5735M | Individual Directed Study (New Media) | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5801M | Urban Narratives | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5805M | Cultures of Contemporary Photography | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5815M | Cinematics and Photography | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates whose new media production skills are not sufficiently advanced should select the following optional module. The module will be treated as a supernumerary module, which will appear in the student’s transcript but will not be used for classification purposes.
COMM5725M | New Media Production Skills | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
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 (Elective) Modules.
Last updated: 25/09/2015
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