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Study Details: 1 year
MA Political Communication will deepen your understanding of political communication in national and international contexts and, where relevant, your skills in this field.
You’ll explore the political content of the mass media and deepen your academic and practical understanding of the actors and agencies involved in the production of political news and information
The course examines the impact of media coverage of politics on audiences and explores the interaction between media systems and political systems including government media policy, censorship, regulation and ownership
You’ll be equipped with the research and study skills necessary to carry out project-based professional and academic research.
The course explores the rapidly evolving role of communication in political life, both nationally and internationally, and examines how changes such as the increasing importance of new online and social media platforms, image-based politics, and the globalisation of media are shaping politics.
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
With your online application you will need to provide:
A copy your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject such as arts, humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 7.5 with 6.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
Graduates of this course are employed in a range of occupations, such as campaign and press officers, researchers for political parties and institutions, business management leaders, political consultants, international conference and seminar coordinators and PR officers.
Several graduates have also undertaken PhDs in Political Communication.
Core Modules:
Introduction to Political Communication
Putting Research into Practice 1
Putting Research into Practice 2
Electoral Behaviour, Public Opinion and the Media
Debates and Concepts in Media and Communications
Media and Political Understanding
Project Based Dissertation
Optional Modules:
Politics of Global Communication
Social Media and Politics
Public Relations, Offline and Online
In the Editor's Chair
Citizen Media: Digital Storytelling
Communicating Causes
Datafied Society
Short Form Video Production
Gender, Sexuality and Digital Culture
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