2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA International Communication
Programme code: | MA-INTCOMM | UCAS code: | |
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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:
COMM5200M | Communication and International Affairs | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5310M | Media, Culture and Globalisation | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5600M | Dissertation and Research Methods | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 0 - 30 credits from the following optional modules:
COMM5170M | Television Narrative | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5260M | Understanding the Audience | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5380M | The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5615M | Keywords in Political Communication | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
COMM5730M | The Cultural History of Promotional Communication | 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) |
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:
COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5370M | International Film Industries | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5540M | The Reporting of Politics | 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) | |
COMM5630M | Communication and Public Opinion | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMM5695M | Communication and Development | 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) |
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: 27/09/2018
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