MSc in Media and Communications (Research)

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Programme Code: TMMECRE

Department: Media and Communications

For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25

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	MC408 Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications (0.5) ^#
Paper 2	MC4M2 Advanced Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (1.0) ^# ^A
Paper 3	Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following:
	MC402 The Audience in Media and Communications (0.5) ^#
	MC407 International Media and The Global South (0.5) ^#
	MC409 Media, Technology and Everyday Life (0.5) ^#
	MC416 Representation in the Age of Globalisation (0.5) ^#
	MC418 Communication: Cultures and Approaches (0.5) ^#
	MC422 Critical Studies in Media and Journalism (0.5) ^#
	MC423 Global Media Industries (0.5) ^#
	MC425 Interpersonal Mediated Communication (0.5) ^#
	MC426 Film Theory and World Cinema (0.5) ^#
	MC427 Digital Media Futures (0.5) ^#
	MC432 Strategic Communication in Practice: Professional Perspectives (0.5) ^#
	MC434 Digital Platforms and Media Infrastructures (0.5) ^#
	MC436 Mediating the Past (0.5) ^#
	MC437 Media, Data and Social Order (0.5) ^#
	MC439 Media, Technology, and the Body (0.5) ^# (not available 2024/25)
	MC440 Children, Youth and Media (0.5) ^#
	Any other MSc level course which is offered in the School, subject to the consent of the candidate's programme director.
Paper 4	MC499 Dissertation: Media and Communications (1.0) ^B

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

Footnotes

A : Passing either MC4M2 or MC4M8 is a requirement for passing the programme.

B : Passing this course is a requirement for passing the programme.

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 .

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