Duration and mode of study

One year full-time.

This course has reached its quota and is now closed to international applicants for entry in 2012. Candidates from the UK and EU may still apply.

Start Dates

October each year.

Entry requirements

At least a good second-class honours degree in any discipline, though a Social Science degree would be particularly relevant, from an institution recognised by the University. Applicants who do not have a first degree, but who can demonstrate other relevant qualifications and/or experience may also be considered.

Fees

2012/2013

Home/EU: £4,795
International: £12,270

Course aims

Provides a comprehensive grounding in the theories, approaches and research needed for studying, analysing, and understanding media, culture and communication processes in national and global contexts. Combining historical, theoretical and epistemological overview with extensive training in research methods and approaches, students will explore debates on culture, media and communication roles in modern societies. Emphasis is on training in quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection and management, computer-assisted and web-based approaches to data management and analysis, and advanced procedures for social science data analysis and interpretation, the course provides students with training necessary for pursuing advanced postgraduate study and research in media, culture and communication.

Course modules

Core modules:

• Managing and Communicating Research
• Research Methods and Management I
• Knowledge and Method in the Social Sciences
• Contemporary Issues in Media and Cultural Studies
• Analysing Media Outputs
• Dissertation

Option modules (two from the following):

• Global Affairs, Communication and Power
• News Management, Communication and Social Problems
• Critical Approaches to Consumer Culture
• Technology, Culture and Power: Global Perspectives
• Film as Mass Communication
• The Digital Economy
• International Political Communication
• Global Cinema Teaching and assessment methods
• Media and Religion
• Media and Conflict
• Researching Social Media
• Law, Media and Communication
• Media, Communication and Politics in the European Context
• Media as Technology

Teaching and assessment methods

The course involves a range of approaches to teaching and learning: lecture-based teaching, interactive seminar work with student and tutor contributions, group research work, and individual dissertation supervision. Campus-based modules are assessed by continuous assessment of a mixture of essays, annotated bibliographies, group research projects, web-based assignments, computing assignments using statistical and qualitative text analysis packages, and a dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words on an approved topic.

Contact

Department of Media and Communication
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
Tel: 0116 252 3863
Fax: 0116 252 5276
mediacom@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk/mediacom

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