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2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA International Communication (Part-Time)

Programme code:MA-INTCOMM-PUCAS code:
Duration:24 Months Method of Attendance: Part Time
Programme manager:Dr Chris Paterson Contact address:C.Paterson@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

- BA 2:1 (or equivalent) in Social Sciences.
- 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 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 research skills necessary to produce high level postgraduate research in the emerging 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)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 30 - 60 credits from the following optional modules in either year 1 or year 2:

COMM5160MCritical Studies in Visual Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5170MTelevision Narrative30 creditsNot running in 202425
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 202425
COMM5540MThe Reporting of Politics30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5630MCommunication and Public Opinion30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5695MCommunication and Development30 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM5705MIdentity and Culture30 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM5796MClimate Communication30 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM5866MGlobal migration, ‘race’ and media30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5895MDigital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis30 creditsNot running in 202425
EAST5037MTransnational East Asian Cinemas30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5055MStylistic Aesthetics of Chinese Language in Media and Communication15 credits 
MODL5014MRhetoric and Public Speaking15 credits 
MODL5016MManaging Business Across Cultures15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL5028MInternational Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL5050MWriting for Professional Purposes15 credits 
PECI5209MCritical Debates in Culture and Place30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PECI5214MCreativity and Innovation Management30 creditsNot running in 202425
PECI5216MArts and Activism30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5218MCultural Policy and the Politics of Culture30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5406MNarrative Perspectives in Practice30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PECI5407MDigital and Intermedial Storytelling30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP5240MRacism, Decoloniality and Migration30 creditsNot running in 202425
SLSP5360MResearching Inequality in the Media30 creditsNot running in 202425
SLSP5370MReality TV: Truth or Fiction?30 creditsNot running in 202425
SLSP5380MVideogames and Society30 creditsNot running in 202425

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 Discovery modules.


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

COMM5600MDissertation and Research Methods60 credits1 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:

COMM5160MCritical Studies in Visual Communication30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5170MTelevision Narrative30 creditsNot running in 202425
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 202425
COMM5540MThe Reporting of Politics30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5630MCommunication and Public Opinion30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5690MMultimedia Journalism30 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM5695MCommunication and Development30 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM5705MIdentity and Culture30 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM5790MIdentity, Culture and Technology30 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM5866MGlobal migration, ‘race’ and media30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5895MDigital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis30 creditsNot running in 202425
EAST5037MTransnational East Asian Cinemas30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL5014MRhetoric and Public Speaking15 credits 
MODL5016MManaging Business Across Cultures15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL5028MInternational Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL5050MWriting for Professional Purposes15 credits 
PECI5209MCritical Debates in Culture and Place30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PECI5214MCreativity and Innovation Management30 creditsNot running in 202425
PECI5216MArts and Activism30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5218MCultural Policy and the Politics of Culture30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5406MNarrative Perspectives in Practice30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PECI5407MDigital and Intermedial Storytelling30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SLSP5240MRacism, Decoloniality and Migration30 creditsNot running in 202425
SLSP5355MInequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions30 creditsNot running in 202425
SLSP5360MResearching Inequality in the Media30 creditsNot running in 202425
SLSP5370MReality TV: Truth or Fiction?30 creditsNot running in 202425
SLSP5380MVideogames and Society30 creditsNot running in 202425

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.

Last updated: 02/10/2023 15:12:30

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