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Global Media and Postnational Communication – (M.A.)
School of Oriental and African Studies
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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| Application Deadline: | June 30 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,885 - ≈ € 15,134 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of School of Oriental and African Studies
The MA in Global Media and Postnational Communication starts from three premises. One is that globalization is a set of complex and dense processes with unequal effects in different parts of the world but sufficiently strong to invite analysis of a post-national spatiality of global social relations. The second is that central to these processes is the role of communications technologies as infrastructure and skeins of connectivity and the circulation of mediated products that structure competing social imaginaries. The third is the growing convergence between the previously separable areas of broadcasting, telecommunications and the Internet, so that study of the current moment needs to address not just conventional media (press, radio, television) but also the explosion in new communication technologies, including the Internet, satellite technologies and mobile telephony. Thus the remit of this degree is the study of the dynamics of globalization and its critiques, and the roles and nature of communications technologies and mediated content within these processes and the consequent changes in the nature of political, economic, financial, social and cultural activity.
The specific and unique focus of this degree will be its exploration of the responses to globalization in the South and the dynamic developments in media and communications within Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It examines the growing significance of Asia, Africa and the Middle East as the locations of new media players and new cultural genres, of complex audience involvements with mediated communication and as the sites of critical and creative responses to globalization processes.
It is not only media content that circulates but people themselves who move, and one aspect of this degree is to take seriously the development and use of mediated forms by minority ethnic, diasporic, exilic and refugee populations, be that in minority television channels, deterritorialized political action or other forms of cultural and political representation. Additionally, reactions to globalization and its more problematic outcomes increasingly take on postnational forms so the course will explore the dynamics of global civil society and the use of ICTs to build movements of solidarity.
Contents
Each student takes 4 units in total: the Compulsory Course (1 unit), the Dissertation (1unit), two List 3 half units, and one unit of Options of their choice.
1. Compulsory Course:
- Global Media and Postnational Communication: Theoretical and Contemporary Issues
Course Assessment:- A critical essay of 5,000 words based on reading relevant to issues in global media and postnational communication.
- A critical essay based on a short research project (which may include a multimedia component).
2. Dissertation in Global Media and Postnational Communication
- Dissertation in Media Studies (supervisor to be allocated according to the dissertation topic).
3. Courses in Media Studies
Students are required to take TWO half unit courses from List 3.
- The Transnational News Environment: Production, Representation and Use - 15PMSH006 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Transnational Communities and Diasporic Media: Network, Connect, Identity - 15PMSH004 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Mediated Culture in the Middle East: Politics and Commmunications - 15PMSH003 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- International Political Communication - 15PMSH009 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Rethinking Audiences - 15PMSH011 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Theoretical Issues in Media and Cultural Studies - 15PMSH005 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli - 15PMSH017 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
4. Optional Courses:
Students may take a course or courses to the value of one full unit from the following lists:
Courses in Cinemas of Asia and Africa
- Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant-Garde - 15PMSH001 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Genders and Sexualities in South East Asian Film - 15PSEH011 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- (Post) Colonialism and Otherness in South East Asia on Screen - 15PSEH010 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Indian Cinema: Its History and Social Context - 15PSAH001 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Indian Cinema: Key Issues - 15PSAH002 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Iranian Cinema - 15PMSH010 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Aspects of African film and video 1 - 15PAFH006 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Aspects of African film and video 2 - 15PAFH007 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Arab Cinemas - 15PMSH013 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Approaches to the Other in Horror and Science Fiction Films - 15PANH043 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (MA) - 15PCHH001 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Modern Film from Taiwan and the Chinese Diaspora - 15PCHH002 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Critical Approaches to the Study of Regional Cinemas - 15PMSH008 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
Courses in Social Anthropology
- Culture and Society of China - 15PANC089 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of East Africa - 15PANC084 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of Japan - 15PANC086 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of South Asia - 15PANC087 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of South East Asia - 15PANC088 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of West Africa - 15PANC083 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East - 15PANC097 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Anthropology of Development - 15PANC090 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Perspectives On Development - 15PANH033 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Media Production Skills - 15PANH050 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
Courses in the Department of Development Studies
- Civil society, social movements and the development process - 15PDSH001 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
Courses in the Department of Economics
For the following courses a background is required - admission is on a case-by-case basis
- The economic development of South East Asia - 15PECC004 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Economic problems and policies in modern China - 15PECC035 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region - 15PECC334 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Courses in the Department of Politics
- Government and politics of modern South Asia - 15PPOC003 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Government and politics of modern South East Asia - 15PPOC247 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Courses in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa
Courses in the Department of the Study of Religions and Art and Archaeology
- Christianity and Social Change in Sub Saharan Africa - 15PSRC157 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2011/2012
- Gender, Post-Colonialism and the Study of Religions - 15PSRC037 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Theory and Method in the Study of Religion - 15PSRC010 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Photography and the Image in Africa; and Other Regional Prospectives - 15PARC036 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2011/2012
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More informationRequirements
Applicants should have a first or good second class honours bachelors degree from a UK university, or equivalent, in a subject appropriate to that of the programme to be followed. As an approximate comparison, an equivalent BA from a US university would have a Grade Point Average of either 3.3 or 3.5 depending on the awarding university. If an applicant does not have a bachelors degree in an appropriate field s/he may be required to complete a qualifying year or a one year diploma before entering the masters programme. Relevant work experience may also be taken into consideration. Individual courses may have specific entry requirements, so you are advised to consult the postgraduate prospectus for further information.
English language requirements
In order to ensure that SOAS students have a sufficient standard of English to study effectively, we require overseas students to submit evidence, during the application process, of their current level of proficiency.
Score for Unconditional Entry
- IELTS: Overall 7+ with at least 7 in all sub scores
- TOEFL: iBT105+ with at least 25 in all sub scores
- Pearson Test of English - Academic: Score of 75 or above with at least 70 in all sub scores
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 105 |
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