MA in Global Media & Transnational Communications

What you'll study Overview The programme is broken into three parts: core modules. option modules (where students can devise their own specialisations). dissertation. The themes covered may vary from year to year, depending on research developments and staff availability. Along with two compulsory (core) modules, research skills module, and a research dissertation, you can choose from a range of theory and practice option modules from Media & Communications as well as other Goldsmiths departments. Distinguishing Features : this programme's content, structure, and assessment takes an interdisciplinary and innovative approach to: reading, thinking and articulating challenging ideas. conducting individual and collaborative research. accessing and contributing to current debates. incorporating practitioner and activist perspectives. teaching and learning that is both research-led and student-inspired. supporting excellence in individual and group projects. Activities : Based on an interactive communication model of learning and teaching, the core programme is organised around lectures, participatory workshops, student presentations, written work, informed debates. It features guest speakers from around the world and various media and communications domains.. It involves students in creating their own media-based projects, such as our prize-winning live Video Conference event with international partners.. It looks to foster original research dissertation work, formal presentation and collaborative skills.. It provides instruction in the fundamentals of designing and successfully completing an independent research dissertation project alongside one to one supervision and workshops. On completing this programme you will be able to (re)enter the workplace, return to your creative pursuits, activism, or advocacy project or, if you wish, continue onto further research with up-to-date knowledge about the facts and fictions around these trends. Core modules Module title Credits. Core Course I: Orientations Core Course I: Orientations 30 credits This first core module maps out a conceptual grid for the programme from a bird's eyeview. Topics change from year to year and can include the following: Globalisation , transnationalism , and the nation-state. Media, ICT & Development at the UN Before the Web. PR & Advertising. Global Cinema. Media, Revolution, and the Middle East. Global Cultural Flows. Media Spectacle after 9/11. Guest Lectures. 30 credits. Global Media and Transnational Communications II: Further Explorations Global Media and Transnational Communications II: Further Explorations 30 credits The second core module delves more deeply into these and new issues and introduces another level of study from close-up. For instance: postcolonial and diasporic media/virtual communities. practices of everyday life online and transnationalism. power vectors of race/ethnicity, sex/gender, class/status in virtual and embodied worlds. human rights and digital activism after Wikileaks and the Snowden Affair. censorship and surveillance online and the global battle for cyberspace. Who controls the Internet?. The Global Politics of Fashion. Nollywood in Postcolonial Africa. Guest Lectures. 30 credits. You also take: Research Skills (60 credits). As an integral part of successfully completing the Dissertation component, students take part in a two-term Research Skills module. Here we cover topics such as: research design and planning - from start to finish. deciding on a topic/research question formulation. finding and using the literature at an advanced level. selected data-gathering and analysis across the arts, humanities, and social science spectrum. academic thinking, writing, and presentation. citation formats, ethics that matter, and the theory-method relationship from several angles. coping with stress, being creative, and originality. By term’s end students will be fine-tuning their individual research projects, contributing to our study of these themes in class presentations. Workshops and one to one supervision will provide further support for students until the end of the summer teaching term. Option modules We offer a wide range of option modules each year. For more information, please refer to our list of Media modules that are currently running. Assessment Individual and group presentations; live video/web conferences, examined essays and research papers; qualitatively assessed assignments and discussion leading; dissertation. Download the programme specification for the 2018-19 intake. If you would like an earlier version of the programme specification, please contact the Quality Office. Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.