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International Communications and Development – (M.A.)
City University London
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| Application Deadline: | We have no specific application deadline, and an early application is recommended | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 8,017 - ≈ € 13,035 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of City University London
Communication is integral to development programmes. At a time when ideas about freedom of expression, democracy, human rights and access to natural and material resources guide development projects across the world, the question about the role of media and communications for social change becomes ever more pertinent.
This course provides an interdisciplinary framework to understand and critically assess the role of communications for and in development projects.
Development is taken as a contested concept that translates into courses for advocating democratic forms of participation, policy initiatives and training activities in media and communications sectors in different geographical regions.
Teaching and Assessment
Teaching
We will teach you through a combination of lectures, classes and seminars, taking place in the first and second academic periods (September-April).
Assessment
The majority of postgraduate sociology modules are assessed by 100% coursework. However, some modules outside of the department may have different assessment methods so please check carefully. You are required to obtain a minimum pass mark of 50% in all assessment components.
Dissertation
The dissertation of 15,000 words accounts for one-third of the total marks for the MA degree.
Career Prospects
82 percent of City's 2009 Sociology graduates were in employment or further study within 6 months of completing their course.
These courses will appeal to you if you wish to achieve a broad study of the subject, either as preparation for a research degree, entry into employment in the wide realms of media and communications, or as a means of furthering your understanding if you are already working in the domain.
These courses can lead to a wide variety of careers in broadcasting, press and telecoms networks, NGOs, the development sector and consultancies, advertising, marketing, politics, journalism, media management and regulatory agencies.
Contents
Course Content
The course focuses on the relationship between communication, development and democracy.
Through the range of options available you will also gain a general knowledge of:
* media and communication studies within the context of globalisation
* the work of international organisations and nongovernmental organisations in development communication
* political communication
* media representation
* media audiences
* communications policy
* and trans-national media systems.
The course will appeal to students with a general interest in communication studies and cross-disciplinary interests in development studies, sociology and politics.
Course Structure
You take six taught modules: three compulsory core modules and three electives. You also take part in a dissertation workshop and produce a dissertation over the summer period.
Core modules:
* Democratisation, information and communication
* Approaches to social research
* Communication, culture and development
* Sociology dissertation
Elective modules - choose three from:
* Media information markets
* Developments in communications policy
* Media and communication theories
* Political communications
* International communications and conflict
* Representation and reception
* Transnational media and communication
* Globalisation and the City
* Analysing media discourses
* Media and human rights
* Issues in media and communications research
* Surveillance studies: theories and concepts
* Feminisms and the media: representation, technology and change
* The information society
* Human rights and social theory
* International organisations in global politics
* NGOs, human rights & the United Nations system
* Development and international politics
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
The normal requirement is a good honours degree in any subject but applicants are also welcome from those who with substantial experience in the media, information services or the communication sectors.
If your first language is not English you must show evidence that your command of the English Language is suitable for entry to Postgraduate study. You would be expected to have one of the following English Language qualifications:
* A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by the University as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions in Australia, Canada or the USA.
* GCE O-level/GCSE English language or English literature, grade C minimum.
* Cambridge ESOL CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) at grade C or above.
* An overall score of 6.5 in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum of 6.0 for each subtest.
* A score of 600 minimum (computer score 250) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
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 Internet-based: | 100 |
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