Media and Globalisation - MA

Master

In Nottingham

£ 6,900 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Nottingham

  • Duration

    1 Year

This innovative practical-based course explores issues from media to culture, politics, globalisation, the creative industries and digital multimedia practices. It’s designed to provide you with the in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of the main debates surrounding the roles and processes of media systems in the context of globalisation.
You’ll take part in practice-based workshops on issues related to working in the creative industries and the digital economy, working with digital multimedia platforms. You’ll gain understanding and practical skills in advertising and public relations; developing your independent research skills and methods. You’ll also have the option to produce either a practice-based or a research-oriented dissertation.

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Start date

Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
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Start date

On request

About this course

You’ll gain hands-on experience of working with audio-visual narratives providing you with the key transferable skills needed in the media, creative and cultural industries. It is ideal for those looking to pursue careers in media-management, media policy-making, media analysis, digital media, creative industries work or academic research.

Recent graduates have gone on to a broad range of careers in the media and mobile industry. It is vocationally focused and will help you to develop a broad range of transferable skills to pursue careers in media-management, media policy-making, media analysis, digital media, creative industries work or academic research.

A UK honours degree (minimum 2.2) or equivalent.
This course is within the School of Arts and Humanities.
Applicantions from candidates with non-standard entry qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

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Subjects

  • Multimedia
  • Advertising
  • Public Relations
  • Media
  • Production
  • Design
  • Globalisation
  • Digital Media
  • Media Analysis
  • Digital Audio
  • Audio-Visual Narratives
  • Digital Economy

Course programme

Core modules

Understanding Globalisation (30 credit points)

This module examines the perennial interest in globalisation by governments, policy-makers, politicians, academics and the private sector. You’ll be introduced to the core theoretical debates, focusing on mobility and fixity, borders and border crossing, sameness and difference. You’ll examine global expansion of capitalism, the shift from industrial to service and information economies and the significance of the ‘cultural’ in terms of production and consumption. You’ll examine core themes of global media conglomerates, the diffusion of new technologies, political, cultural and social boundaries, governance, the cultural influence of globalisation on identity and inequality, and the multiplicity of globalisation projects.

The Creative Industries and the Digital Economy (30 credit points)

You’ll be introduced to the concept of the creative industries and examine policy making, academic theory, and industrial practice. The practical element includes a collaboration with practitioners from Nottingham’s creative industries through guest speakers and company visits to learn more about the work in this sector. You’ll explore how the creative industries are both a continuation of culture industries, but also something new and different to understand key transformations in the economy, the media, and the realm of work.

Digital Audio-Visual Narratives (20 credit points)

Investigate, explore and experiment with image, sound and narrative to enhance your knowledge and understanding of visual culture. Using photography, you’ll critically appraise online audio-visual narratives for the non-professional producer/consumer. You’ll gain understanding of how time-based audio visual work can used for communicating a narrative. You’ll be able to express ideas through single and sequential images, and demonstrate an understanding of composition using photographic design; placement and framing, use of space/setting, depth of field, camera angle and position, graphic elements of design and use of colour. Through workshops you’ll receive technical instruction and support using the latest entry-level DSLR cameras and software imaging platforms to develop and realise your personal ideas and concepts.

Media Analysis (20 credit points)

Explore theories in media and cultural studies and social theory, and the issues of transnational and national media spaces, cultures and practices. You’ll analyse media texts, contexts and organisations, and question media consumption and audiences. You’ll study mainstream media and social media and how this is organised to fulfil economic, political and social functions. You’ll look at media texts and the role of the media in promoting ideologies and generating values and views in society. You’ll explore audiences and media consumption in everyday life and the ways it facilitates the expansion of capitalism.

Optional modules

Choose from

Advertising and Public Relations (20 credit points)

In this module you’ll explore the critical-theoretical and practical aspects of both Advertising and Public Relations, developing your knowledge of global media and communications, and examining history, theory and practice. You’ll study the concept of convergence in the industry, examining developments and whether and how these two sectors have merged. You’ll take part in practical workshops working on a PR project to develop your writing, digital literacy and production skills using professional creative software, cameras and voice recorders. You’ll foster the flexible and critical working practices that can transfer across technologies and modes of publication.

Digital Media, Society and Culture in East Asia (20 credit points)

Gain an in-depth understanding of current thinking and debates on digital media as an integral part of contemporary life, and it’s importance in shaping cultural and political changes. You’ll explore current examples from across Asia including Taiwanese media and neoliberalism; media representations of North Korea; Japanese TV and the global TV format; Japanese anime and internet fandom: ‘fansubbing’; the Korean wave and K-pop; cyber nationalism; the ‘China model’ debate; telecommunication and modernity in China; globalization and Chinese popular culture and online dissent in China.

Dissertation

Research dissertation (60 credit points)

You will produce an academic dissertation of 12,500 words on a topic related to media and globalisation. You’ll develop academic research skills, identifying and refining research questions and the design of research studies. You’ll be introduced to a range of different research methodologies, to enable you to focus on your own in-depth, research based project with support from a tutor.

Practical dissertation (60 credit points)

You’ll produce a practical dissertation involving audio-visual work from a range of media, platforms and output accompanied by a 6,000 - 7,500 written piece including production log, statement of intent and reflective self-assessment. The theme and form will be developed with support from a tutor.

Additional information

International Student Fee - £3,450

Media and Globalisation - MA

£ 6,900 VAT inc.