2015/16 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: | Prof Stephen Coleman | Contact address: | s.coleman@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) | |
| COMM5610M | Politics and the Media | 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:
| ARAB5009M | Modern Arab Media | 30 credits | Not running in 201516 | |
| ARTF5110M | Cultural History | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| COMM5260M | Understanding the Audience | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5380M | The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5540M | The Reporting of Politics | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5630M | Communication and Public Opinion | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5695M | Communication and Development | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5730M | The Cultural History of Promotional Communication | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5740M | New Media Cultures | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS5228M | Understanding the Global Economy: Capitalist Institutions, Growth and Crises | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5235M | 'Race', Identity and Culture in the Black Atlantic | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Elective modules:
Candidates may study 0 - 30 credits of Discovery (Elective) Modules.
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 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:
| ARAB5009M | Modern Arab Media | 30 credits | Not running in 201516 | |
| 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) | |
| COMM5380M | The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives | 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 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5730M | The Cultural History of Promotional Communication | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5740M | New Media Cultures | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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: 24/09/2015
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