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2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA International Communication

Programme code:MA-INTCOMMUCAS code:
Duration:12 Months Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Chris Paterson Contact address:c.paterson@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

First degree BA Honours, Upper Second or equivalent in any subject. Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of their English language proficiency. Rocognized tests are IELTS with a required overall score fo 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 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 ressearch skills necessary to produce high level postgraduate research in the 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)
COMM5600MDissertation and Research Methods60 credits1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 0 - 30 credits from the following optional modules:

ARTF5192MTechnology, Media and Critical Literacy30 creditsNot running in 201617
COMM5225MPublic Relations, Culture and Society30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5380MThe Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5540MThe Reporting of Politics30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5610MPolitics and the Media30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5730MThe Cultural History of Promotional Communication30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5750MRadio Technologies, Industries and Cultures30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5801MUrban Narratives30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5815MCinematics and Photography30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL5014MRhetoric and Public Speaking15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL5028MInternational Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PECI5209MCritical Debates in Culture and Place30 creditsSemester 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:

COMM5250MFeminism, Identity and Media30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5370MInternational Film Industries30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5601MInnovations in Political Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5630MCommunication and Public Opinion30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5690MMultimedia Journalism30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5695MCommunication and Development30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5790MIdentity, Culture and Technology30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5805MCultures of Contemporary Photography30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL5016MManaging Business Across Cultures15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL5050MWriting for Professional Purposes15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP5235M'Race', Identity and Culture in the Black Atlantic30 creditsNot running in 201617
SLSP5360MResearching Inequality in the Media30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP5370MReality TV: Truth or Fiction?30 creditsSemester 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.

Elective modules:

Candidates may study 0 - 30 credits of elective modules in either semester 1 or semester 2 (not both).

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Last updated: 05/10/2016

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