2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA International Communication (Part-Time)
Programme code: | MA-INTCOMM-P | UCAS code: | |
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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:
COMM5200M | Communication and International Affairs | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5310M | Media, Culture and Globalisation | 30 credits | Semester 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:
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) | |
COMM5170M | Television Narrative | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5225M | Public Relations, Culture and Society | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5370M | International Film Industries | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5380M | The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives | 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) | |
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) | |
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 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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