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Global Media and Communications – (M.A.)
Coventry University
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| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,450 - | ||
| Location: | Coventry / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Coventry University
What does it actually mean to say we live in a global or globalised media and communication environment? What kind of technological, social and cultural changes are implied, produced or hidden by this phrase?
This Global Media and Communications MA degree allows you to develop the necessary theoretical frameworks and conceptual tools to analyse and to critically evaluate the implications of these developments.
* The course is taught by a team of enthusiastic specialists in the field of global media and communications
* Staff will provide an introduction to current theoretical perspectives and debates in a friendly and stimulating setting.
* You will be encouraged to make practical, critical and creative use of digital media (e.g. blogging, video, imaging etc.) as part of your assignments.
Your future This MA will be attractive to those seeking or enhancing careers in the transnational media and communications industries, NGOs, campaign and advocacy groups, or education, as well as those having ambitions for further intellectual enquiry, research and an academic career within this field.
Contents
The course explores through current research and scholarship, the globalisation of the communication and media industries, media ownership and concentration, international agencies, the new communication order, and ethical/rights issues in global media.
By choosing specialist modules and undertaking a research project, you will investigate the role of the world’s dominant media organisations and the oppositional voices countering them.
There are opportunities to explore contested issues in depth through seminars, to participate in open forum discussions, and to explore particular interests leading to guided research and a substantial, supervised MA dissertation.
Modules
* Research in Communication, Culture and Media
* Approaches to Communication, Culture and Media
* Global Media & Communications
Four Option Modules to be selected from:
* Information Societies
* Media Audiences
* Communication, Culture and Media Industries
* Film Theory and Global Context
* Identity and Cultural Difference
* Journalism Themes and Issues
* Public Relations and Information Management
* Material Cultures
MA Research Project
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
You should have a good honours degree in a cognate subject and/or equivalent professional experience.
Applicants whose first language is not English must have a minimum IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 600 or equivalent.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
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