Postgraduate Diploma - PD

Master of Arts - MA

Level 7 Core

Level 7 Optional

Level 7

Programme Structure

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<li>industry experience in a relevant sector such as PR, marketing and journalism. </li>
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<li>industry experience in a relevant sector such as PR, marketing and journalism. </li>
</ul> Offerings: All

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<li>a minimum second class honours degree in a Humanities or Social Science related discipline</li>
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<li>a minimum second class honours degree in a Humanities or Social Science related discipline</li>
</ul> Offerings: All

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<li>RPL is accepted on this programme</li>
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<ul>
<li>RPL is accepted on this programme</li>
</ul> Offerings: All

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<li>IELTS English language requirement: 6.0-6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component)</li>
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<li>IELTS English language requirement: 6.0-6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component)</li>
</ul> Offerings: All

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<li>If you do not have a degree, a minimum of five years work experience in a relevant field such as public relations, journalism, information officers, librarians, marketers, social media managers, social scientists and civil servants will be considered</li>
</ul>

<ul>
<li>If you do not have a degree, a minimum of five years work experience in a relevant field such as public relations, journalism, information officers, librarians, marketers, social media managers, social scientists and civil servants will be considered</li>
</ul> Offerings: All

Display a critical awareness of the roles that mass communications play in a range of cultural and social formations

Engage critically with theories and concepts in mass communications and put them to productive use

Put to use a range of IT skills from basic competences such as data analysis and word processing to more complex skills using web-based technology or multi-media, and develop as appropriate, specific proficiencies in utilising a range of media technologies.

Critically evaluate how mass communications are organised, operated and managed

Communicate key theories, methods and concepts for the purpose of mass communications analysis

Critically appraise mass communication with appropriate reference to social context and diversity of media use and engagement

Consider and critically evaluate their own work in a reflexive manner with reference to academic and/or professional issues, debates and conventions

Work in a flexible and independent way, showing self-discipline and reflexivity

Develop substantive and detailed knowledge and understanding in one or more designated areas of the field

Apply critical debates in mass communications, including those concerned with ethics, policy and professionalism, to practical work.

Retrieve and generate information, and critically evaluate sources, in carrying out independent research

Appreciate how diverse audiences and communities engage with mass communications at local, regional, national, international and global levels, within a decolonial context.

Critically reflect upon their research and professional practice.

Propose, design and conduct research that will demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of concepts, information and techniques at the forefront of the discipline

Plan and implement tasks in a professional manner

Critically evaluate the limitations of research methodologies and using this judgement propose their own research design

Communicate ideas at an advanced level, deliver work to a given length, format, brief and deadline, properly referencing sources and ideas and adapting a problem-solving approach demonstrating professionalism

Appraise legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks which structure mass communication processes and practices

Demonstrate a critical awareness of current debates and research in mass communications

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the varied contextual factors influencing mass communications industries and the role of these industries in contemporary political and social life

Communicate their findings clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences

Draw upon knowledge of the ways in which theories and concepts have developed in particular contexts in their assessment of contemporary issues and debates

Initiate, develop and realise distinctive and creative work within various forms of digital writing

Design, carry out and present various forms of research involving sustained independent enquiry at an advanced level

Course Catalogue

Mass Communications - 35344 - MA