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MSc - Master of Science
Houghton Street
Full Time
30-SEP-24
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
Houghton Street
Full time
30-SEP-24
1 year
MSc - Master of Science
Houghton Street
Part time
30-SEP-24
2 years
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MSc Politics and Communication offers an intensive, year-long exploration of the relations between politics, media and communications.
It aims to give you an advanced understanding of theoretical and applied knowledge in the intersecting fields of politics and communication research. It provides you with the flexibility to pursue particular topics of interest in the fields of media, politics and communication, culminating in an independent research project in politics and communications. The programme is ideal preparation for research work and employment in media, politics, communication and related fields.
You will study compulsory courses in Political Communication, Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications, Methods of Research in Media and Communications and Democracy and the Media, and optional courses to the value of one unit. You will also have the opportunity to take courses taught in the Department of Government, in addition to those within your Department.
We attract students from a diverse range of backgrounds, often including those with professional experience of working in media and communications-related fields, offering the opportunity to network and exchange ideas.
Careers
On graduating, our students enter a variety of careers in the UK and abroad, including broadcasting, journalism, advertising, new media industries, political marketing, market research, regulation and policy, media management and research in both the public and private sectors.
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in social science, or degree in another field with professional experience in the media and communications field. Exceptionally, professional experience alone.
Students living in
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£27,480 per year
Students from Domestic
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£27,480 per year
Students from EU
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£27,480 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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