MSc in Politics and Communication
Programme Code: TMPOCOM
Department: Media & Communications
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Full year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation as shown below.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
MC404 Political Communication in Democracies (0.5) and MC408 Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications I (Key concepts and interdisciplinary approaches) (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
MC419 Modern Campaigning Politics (0.5) and MC4M1 Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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MC401 Mediated Resistance and Activism (0.5) | |
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MC402 The Audience in Media and Communications (0.5) | |
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MC403 Contemporary Issues in Media and Communications Policy (0.5) | |
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MC405 Policy and Practice in ICTs and Development (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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MC422 Critical Studies in Media and Journalism (0.5) | |
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MC425 Interpersonal Mediated Communication (0.5) | |
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MC428 Media Culture and Neoliberalism in the Global South (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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MC432 Strategic Communication in Practice: Professional Perspectives (0.5) | |
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Any other MSc-level course which is offered in the School, subject to the consent of the candidate's programme convenor. | |
Paper 4 |
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Footnotes
A : Passing this course is a requirement for passing the programme.
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Students can take no more than one full unit of courses from outside the Department of Media and Communications (non-MC-prefixed courses).
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .
