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2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA International Communication (Part-Time)

Programme code:MA-INTCOMM-PUCAS code:
Duration:24 Months Method of Attendance: Part Time
Programme manager:Dr Chris Paterson Contact address:c.paterson@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

- BA 2:1 (or equivalent) in Social Sciences.
- 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 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 research skills necessary to produce high level postgraduate research in the emerging 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:

COMM5200MCommunication and International Affairs30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5310MMedia, Culture and Globalisation30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 30 - 60 credits from the following optional modules in either year 1 or year 2:

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:

COMM5600MDissertation and Research Methods60 credits1 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:

ARAB5009MModern Arab Media30 creditsNot running in 201516
COMM5160MCritical Studies in Visual Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5170MTelevision Narrative30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5225MPublic Relations, Culture and Society30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5250MFeminism, Identity and Media30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5370MInternational Film Industries30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5380MThe Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5601MInnovations in Political Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5610MPolitics and the Media30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5630MCommunication and Public Opinion30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5695MCommunication and Development30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5730MThe Cultural History of Promotional Communication30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5740MNew Media Cultures30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5801MUrban Narratives30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5805MCultures of Contemporary Photography30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5815MCinematics and Photography30 creditsSemester 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: 11/09/2015

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