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New Media, Governance and Democracy – (M.A.)
University of Leicester
Department of Media and Communication
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,046 ≈ € 11,300 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Leicester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The MA Media Governance and Democracy is a one year full-time taught degree launched in September 2007 by the Department of Media and Communication and Department of Politics and International Relations. The degree is designed to provide students with a comprehensive grounding in the key theories, concepts and perspectives involved in the study of governance, democracy and the impact of the new media. Core features of the degree are its inter-disciplinarity, combining as it does the latest research in media and communications with that of politics, and its focus on providing students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the new initiatives taken place in the fields of e-democracy and e-government.
Drawing on major concepts in political science and developments in the new media, the course will profile and contextualise the changes occurring in governance and democratic practices around the world as a result of rise of the new information and communication technologies (ICTs). The rise of the new media clearly poses interesting opportunities and dilemmas for modern governments as well as political actors outside the formal structures of power. How well these structures and groups adapt and respond to these new challenges may hold significant consequences for their continuing relevance and ability to function in society. Taking a series of established democratic institutions, organisations and practices, as well as newer forms of citizen action and global protest, the course will profile and compare the range of political uses being made of new ICTs. A key question for students to consider throughout the degree is the extent to which new media is producing fundamental shifts in the meaning and operation of contemporary governance and democracy. The course will pay close attention to the development and significance of wholly new forms of online political action that rely on dynamic user-driven technologies such as blogging and wikis.
The course provides comprehensive training in traditional communication research methods and exposure to new web-based and online techniques such as online surveying and e-government inventories. The MA New Media, Governance and Democracy draws on the University´s continuing expertise in the field of mass communications and growing specialism in new media as well as the rich vein of political theory and international relations research located in the Department of Politics and International Relations.
The MA New Media, Governance and Democracy will provide you with an understanding of the key concepts and terminology used to define and analyse developments in the area of e-governance and e-democracy. You will engage with the key theoretical debates and methodological tools required for the critical appraisal of initiatives in this area.
It covers areas such as:
* Historical development of internet technologies and the global expansion in their use.
* The evolution of the principles of governance and democracy and their meaning for present nation states.
* The rise of the e-government and e-democracy agendas and their importance in the national and international policy agenda.
* Use of new ICTs by citizens and communities and new forms of online protest.
* The challenges faced by governments in regulating internet content.
* Online consultation and the democratic reform and renewal of parliaments.
* E-voting and online political campaigning.
Contents
Course modulesCore:
* Democracy, Governance and the State
* E-democracy and E-government: Theory and Practice
* Research Methods and Management I
* Research Methods and Management II
* Graduate Seminar: Identities and Boundaries
* Dissertation
Options
* The International Context of Mass Communication
* News Management, Communication, and Social Problems
* Advertising & Cultural Consumption
* Technology, Culture and Power: Global Perspectives
* Media, Celebrity and Fandom
* Film as Mass Communication
* The Digital Economy
* International Political Communication
* Global Cinema
* The Modes of Diplomacy
* Democracy in East Central Europe
* Sovereign Selves
* American Interventionism after 1993
* Diplomatic Systems
* Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union
Teaching and assessment methodsTeaching is by a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials. Assessment is by means of essays, research methods assignments and a dissertation of 15,000-18,000 words.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Entry RequirementsAt 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.
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English, and who have not lived in a country where the first language is English for at least three years immediately before the start of their course, need to satisfy the University´s English language requirement.
* From students who take IELTS (the British Council´s International English Language Testing System), we look for an overall score of 6.0 or above for courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, and 6.5 or above for all other courses.
* From students who take TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), we look for 575/233/90* or above for courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, and 600/250/100* for all other courses. (*Scores for paper-based/computer-based/internet-based versions of TOEFL)
As well as the internationally-known IELTS and TOEFL tests, the University also accepts many other English language qualifications.
The English Language Programme for International Students
If you do not yet meet our English requirements we can help you to improve your English to the necessary standard. The University´s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help campus-based students with the English you need for your studies.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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