2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

COMM2780 Media Policy

20 creditsClass Size: 58

Module manager: Dr Catherine Johnson
Email: C.A.Johnson1@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Module replaces

COMM2930 Communications Policy Issues

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

This module is designed to introduce you to media policy and provide you with the tools to analyse current policy issues and contribute to policy debates. You will learn about the historical development of press, broadcasting and internet policy, the different values and visions of media at stake in media policy, and how the contemporary policymaking process works. You will then examine a range of contested issues in key policy areas that are being considered by media policymakers today.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of media policy and the forces that shape it.
2. Explain how media policy and regulation impacts on the media industries
3. Evaluate contemporary policy developments and debates and formulate policy recommendations

Syllabus

This module examines the cultural and political implications of media policy and its significance for the media industries. The module will outline the historical development of press, broadcasting and internet policy, identifying the competing values at stake in media policy and the different visions of media it promotes. We will then examine a range of contested issues in key policy areas that are being considered by media policymakers today. The discussions of these topics will be supported by an analysis of how the policymaking process works.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			178.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

• Lecture and seminar preparation (65 hours)
• Assessment 1 preparation (28 hours)
• Assessment 2 preparation (85 hours)

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

• Participation in seminars

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	3,000-3,500 words	65.00
Report	1,500 - 1,800 Words	35.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 04/06/2024 10:40:41

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