2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA New Media
| Programme code: | MA-COMM/NM | UCAS code: | |
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| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Helen Thornham | Contact address: | h.thornham@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Good first degree, University IELTS requirements for PGs:
Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of their English language proficiency. Recognized tests are IELTS with a required overall score of 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 MA New Media will provide students with a unique blend of new media theory and practice, equipping them with the necessary skills for future work or research in the field of new media. The programme aims to develop critical thinking, creative and technical skills in relation to new media. The programme offers the combination of an in-depth understanding of new media and its role in social, cultural and economic life with the further development of existing, practical new media design and production skills (such as visual, web or interaction design, animation, gaming or advanced database design).
On the MA New Media, students will:
- Understand and critique new media as a socio-cultural phenomenon
- Develop understanding of key contemporary issues and debates in relation to new media
- Develop practical production skills in planning, designing, developing and implementing new media systems and solutions
- Have an opportunity to further develop and expand their existing new media portfolios
- Learn to position new media in the context of the creative / cultural industries, and consider the ways in which new media and these industries shape and are shaped by each other.
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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules. Completion of the two compulsory modules only will result in a PG Certificate:
| 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 study 60 credits from the following optional modules for the Masters Degree. The completion of the modules above and below only will result in a PG Diploma:
| COMM5600M | Dissertation and Research Methods | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
| COMM5770M | New Media Independent Project | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
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 for the Masters Degree
| ARTF5192M | Technology, Media and Critical Literacy | 30 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
| COMM5225M | Public Relations, Culture and Society | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5610M | Politics and the Media | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5690M | Multimedia Journalism | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| COMM5750M | Radio Technologies, Industries and Cultures | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5801M | Urban Narratives | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5815M | Cinematics and Photography | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) |
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 for the Masters Degree
| COMM5215M | Public Relations Theory | 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) | |
| COMM5790M | Identity, Culture and Technology | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5805M | Cultures of Contemporary Photography | 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) | |
| 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) |
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 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 on 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) |
Elective modules:
Candidates may study 0-30 credits of electives in either semester 1 or semester 2 (but not both).
candidates may study 30 credits of elective modules in either semester 1 or semester 2.
Last updated: 05/10/2016
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