2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Political Communication (Part-Time)
| Programme code: | MA-COMM/PC-P | UCAS code: | |
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| Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Katy Parry | Contact address: | k.j.parry@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
High quality first degree - BA Honours degree, Upper Second or equivalent - in a social science subject and/or professional experience in a related field.
An IELTS Band Score of 6.5, with 7.0 preferred and with not less than 6.0 in any skill area or
Internet Based TOEFL 94 overall (with not less than 21 in Listening, 23 in Reading, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Writing)
Applicants with an IELTS score of 6.0 may be eligible for entry provided they successfully complete the University’s InterComm Pre-sessional English Language course.
Information about the course can be found on the Language Centre pages of the University website.
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 MA in Political Communication is a unique programme that provides theoretical and applied knowledge in the key areas of political communication. Particular attention is paid to the theory and practice of political marketing alongside studies of public opinion, international communications and political journalism.
The programme pursues an interdisciplinary and comparative approach including not only the experience of established democracies like Britain, Western Europe and the US, but also the particular problems of political communication in emerging democracies and the developing world.
The MA in Political Communication provides cutting-edge competences for a career in political public relations, political journalism and related fields. It is also an ideal foundation course for students who want to pursue an academic career in political communication and related subjects.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| COMM5601M | Innovations in Political Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5615M | Keywords in Political Communication | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 - 60 credits from the following optional modules in either year 1 or year 2:
| COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5260M | Understanding the Audience | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5380M | The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5540M | The Reporting of Politics | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5630M | Communication and Public Opinion | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5695M | Communication and Development | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5705M | Identity and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5796M | Climate Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5866M | Global migration, ‘race’ and media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5895M | Digital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST5037M | Transnational East Asian Cinemas | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST5055M | Stylistic Aesthetics of Chinese Language in Media and Communication | 15 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MODL5014M | Rhetoric and Public Speaking | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5016M | Managing Business Across Cultures | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL5028M | International Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5050M | Writing for Professional Purposes | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5214M | Creativity and Innovation Management | 30 credits | ||
| PECI5216M | Arts and Activism | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5218M | Cultural Policy and the Politics of Culture | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5406M | Narrative Perspectives in Practice | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI5407M | Digital and Intermedial Storytelling | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5409M | Script Development for Film and Television | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5240M | Racism, Decoloniality and Migration | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5320M | Theorising Gender | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5355M | Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) | |
| SLSP5380M | Videogames and Society | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
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)
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)
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| COMM5600M | Dissertation and Research Methods | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 - 60 credits from the following optional modules in either year 1 or year 2:
| COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5260M | Understanding the Audience | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5380M | The Media and Democratisation: Global Perspectives | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5540M | The Reporting of Politics | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5630M | Communication and Public Opinion | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5695M | Communication and Development | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| COMM5705M | Identity and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5796M | Climate Communication | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5866M | Global migration, ‘race’ and media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5895M | Digital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST5037M | Transnational East Asian Cinemas | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST5055M | Stylistic Aesthetics of Chinese Language in Media and Communication | 15 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MODL5014M | Rhetoric and Public Speaking | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5016M | Managing Business Across Cultures | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL5028M | International Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL5050M | Writing for Professional Purposes | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5214M | Creativity and Innovation Management | 30 credits | ||
| PECI5216M | Arts and Activism | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5218M | Cultural Policy and the Politics of Culture | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5406M | Narrative Perspectives in Practice | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI5407M | Digital and Intermedial Storytelling | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI5409M | Script Development for Film and Television | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5320M | Theorising Gender | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5355M | Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) | |
| SLSP5380M | Videogames and Society | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may not choose the same optional modules in year 2 that they studied in year 1.
Elective modules:
Candidates may study 0 - 30 credits of Discovery Modules.
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