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2020/21 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 Jan to 31 Oct, 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth)

Optional modules:

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

COMM5140MMedia and Communication Theory30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Jan to 31 May
COMM5235MPromotional Media, Culture and Society30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 May to 30 Sep
COMM5250MFeminism, Identity and Media30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5260MUnderstanding the Audience30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5380MThe Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives30 creditsNot running in 202021
COMM5615MKeywords in Political Communication30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5645MJournalism Theory and Research30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5710MThe Media Industries30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5037MTransnational East Asian Cinemas30 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)
PECI5214MCreativity and Innovation Management30 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PECI5218MCultural Policy and the Politics of Culture30 credits 
SLSP5312MTheorising Gender 130 creditsNot running in 202021
SLSP5355MInequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions30 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:

COMM5135MCritical Issues in Media and Communication30 credits1 May to 30 Sep, Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5160MCritical Studies in Visual Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5170MTelevision Narrative30 creditsNot running in 202021
COMM5540MThe Reporting of Politics30 creditsNot running in 202021
COMM5601MInnovations in Political Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5630MCommunication and Public Opinion30 creditsNot running in 202021
COMM5695MCommunication and Development30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5705MIdentity and Culture30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5720MMedia Production Analysis30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5730MThe Cultural History of Promotional Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5796MClimate Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5895MDigital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis30 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST5055MStylistic Aesthetics of Chinese Language in Media and Communication15 creditsNot running in 202021
MODL5016MManaging Business Across Cultures15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL5050MWriting for Professional Purposes15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5209MCritical Debates in Culture and Place30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5216MArts and Activism30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP5240MRacism, Decoloniality and Migration30 credits1 Apr to 31 Aug
SLSP5360MResearching Inequality in the Media30 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), 1 Apr to 31 Aug
SLSP5370MReality TV: Truth or Fiction?30 credits1 Apr to 31 Aug
SLSP5380MVideogames and Society30 credits1 Apr to 31 Aug

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 postgraduate level electives, or Discovery modules aimed at final year undergraduates. (Such modules have a 3 or a 5 as the first digit in the module code)

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