Independent Study: Leicester Media School MA/MSc PG Dip/PG Cert

The programme is made up of three stages, each of which, on successful completion, can function as a stand-alone award: a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and the Master of Arts. If you wish to proceed to the next stage you will not normally be awarded with the intermediary awards. The first stage includes three modules: Online Research Methods – This module is delivered online and will develop your postgraduate research skills, providing you with the opportunity to familiarise yourself. with a range of research methods and identify the one(s) appropriate to your. project. Research Project Proposal – You will develop your research project, reading programme and focus of study, culminating in the submission of your learning contract. First Negotiated Module – the main body of your exploratory and developmental work will be discussed and designed in consultation with your mentors. This module will bethe initial stage of your research project, developing and testing your project-specific knowledge and skills through two assignments. The second stage builds on the work undertaken and the credits gained for the Post Graduate Certificate. It is made up of two modules. Each module will have been designed by you in conjunction with your mentors as part of your learning contract, to further develop and test your research and communication skills and project-specific knowledge. The third and final stage is that of the master’s award, which builds on the work undertaken and the credits gained for both the PG Cert and the PG Dip. It consists of a single module – your research project or dissertation. This final module is designed to showcase the skills and knowledge you have developed, and culminates in two assignments – a dissertation or piece of research, and a report or a piece of practical work. Once you have identified an area of research deemed appropriate for master’s-level research in the Leicester Media School, you will begin to design your programme of study with your mentors (your first and second supervisors). You’ll be able to design a programme where you develop the aims and objectives of study and the assessment criteria by which your work will be judged.