2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA International Communication (Part-Time)

Programme overview

Programme code
MA-INTCOMM-P
UCAS code
Duration
24 Months
Method of Attendance
Part Time
Programme manager
Allison Cavanagh
Contact address
A.E.Cavanagh@leeds.ac.uk
Total credits
180
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme
School of Media and Communication
Examination board through which the programme will be considered

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

Programme specification

This programme will enable students to develop a thorough understanding of international communication. They will research the processes and impact of the global transfer of information, news, data and cultural products as well as other forms of trans-border communication between nation states within the wider context of globalization. Students will acquire and develop research skills necessary to produce high level postgraduate research in the field of international communications.

Year 1

(Part-Time)

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

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
COMM5200MCommunication and International Affairs30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)PFP
COMM5310MMedia, Culture and Globalisation30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)PFP

Optional Modules

Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules in either Year 1 or Year 2, or may take 30 credits of Discovery modules, if timetabling allows:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
COMM5005MContemporary Debates in Media and Communication30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5250MFeminism, Identity and Media30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5260MUnderstanding the Audience30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5705MIdentity and Culture30Not running in 202425
COMM5801MUrban Narratives30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules in either Year 1 or Year 2, or may take 30 credits of Discovery modules, if timetabling allows:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
COMM5120MGender and Media Histories: Feminist Methods30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5160MCritical Studies in Visual Communication30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5370MInternational Film Industries30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5540MThe Reporting of Politics30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5550MPopular Music and Society30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5630MCommunication and Public Opinion30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5796MClimate Communication30Not running in 202425
COMM5866MGlobal migration, ‘race’ and media30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Elective Modules

Year 2

(Part-Time)

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

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
COMM5600MDissertation and Research Methods601 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth)PFP

Optional Modules

Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules in either Year 1 or Year 2, or may take 30 credits of Discovery modules, if timetabling allows:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
COMM5005MContemporary Debates in Media and Communication30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5250MFeminism, Identity and Media30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5260MUnderstanding the Audience30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5705MIdentity and Culture30Not running in 202425
COMM5801MUrban Narratives30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules in either Year 1 or Year 2, or may take 30 credits of Discovery modules, if timetabling allows:

CodeTitleCreditsSemesterPass for Progression
COMM5120MGender and Media Histories: Feminist Methods30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5160MCritical Studies in Visual Communication30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5370MInternational Film Industries30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5540MThe Reporting of Politics30Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM5550MPopular Music and Society30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5630MCommunication and Public Opinion30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM5796MClimate Communication30Not running in 202425
COMM5866MGlobal migration, ‘race’ and media30Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Elective Modules

Last updated: 09/12/2024 10:47:29

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