2018/19 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:
Currently, there are a range of masters level programmes in the fields of new, digital and interactive media, but the vast majority of these are taught as practical degrees, with little reflection on new media in its socio-cultural, economic and political contexts. While such teaching is valuable in its own right, it does not equip students with the tools to evaluate the ways in which new media shapes and is shaped by the world around us. This degree, like a small minority of existing new media programmes at masters level, will provide an opportunity to exercise this reflection, alongside the development of practical skills in planning, designing, developing and implementing new media systems and solutions, as well as deconstructing and interrogating existing media systems. The degree will combine new School modules, developed specifically for this programme, existing School modules, and optional modules from the School of Design, as appropriate.
The MA New Media is distinctive due to:
1) Location within the School and fit to existing MA options and modules: This MA is designed to complement and extend existing offerings whilst maintaining the key balance between practice and theory that distinguishes the School from its competitors.
2) Unique combination of theory and practice that is taught through a critical lens: this MA is one of very few to combine theory and practice, and would be the only offering of this kind from a Russell group university.
3) Expertise in the field: the New Media team within the ICS are internationally recognised in their areas. The MA is designed around the core critical issues in new media, but is distinguished by the depth and breadth of knowledge provided by the researchers at Leeds.
4) Use of current research to complement and underpin teaching: This provides the students with a unique experience of research-led teaching, which uses live research and theoretically grounded contemporary empirical work.
Year1 - View timetable
[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:
| COMM5600M | Dissertation and Research Methods | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
| COMM5780M | Digital Practices | 60 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 - 60 credits of Optional modules
Candidates will be required to study 0 - 30 credits from the following semester 1 modules:
| COMM5170M | Television Narrative | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5730M | The Cultural History of Promotional Communication | 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) | |
| SLSP5312M | Theorising Gender 1 | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5355M | Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5414M | Debates on Disability Theory and Research | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 0 - 30 credits from the following semester 2 modules:
| COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5550M | Popular Music and Society | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5601M | Innovations in Political Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5705M | Identity and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5805M | Cultures of Contemporary Photography | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST5055M | Stylistic Aesthetics of Chinese Language in Media and Communication | 15 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) | |
| PECI5208M | Cultural Policy | 30 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) |
Elective modules:
Candidates may study 0-30 credits of Discovery modules 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: 27/09/2018
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