入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： You should have at least an upper second class honours degree or its equivalent in a social science subject. We particularly welcome applications from those with professional experience in the media and communication fields and, in this case, we would accept a degree in other subjects. Exceptionally we may consider professional experience instead of a first degree.
英语要求：IELTS 7.0 or internet-based TOEFL 107.
学费 Tuition Fee：2012/2013 £16,512
课程特征 Course Features：
This programme offers an intensive, year-long exploration of the relations between politics, media and communications. It aims to provide:
•An advanced understanding of theoretical and applied knowledge in the intersecting fields of politics and communication research.
•The flexibility to pursue particular topics of interest in the fields of media, politics and communication, culminating in an independent research project in politics and communications.
•The opportunity to take courses taught in the Department of Government, as part of the programme options.
•An ideal preparation for research work and employment in media, politics, communication and related fields.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Compulsory courses
(* half unit)
•Political Communication*
•Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications (Key concepts and interdisciplinary approaches)*
•Methods of Research in Media and Communications (including Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis)*
•Democracy and the Media*
•Dissertation
Options
Choose to the value of one unit:
•Mediated Resistance and Citizens*
•The Audience in Media and Communications*
•Contemporary Issues in Media and Communications Regulation*
•International Media and the Global South*
•Media and Communications Governance*
•Information, Communication and Knowledge Systems*
•Democracy in East and South-East Asia*
•Citizens' Political Behaviour in Europe: Elections, Public Opinion and Identity*
•Nationalism
•Politics and Policy in Britain*
•Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications II (Processes of communication in modern life)*
•Modern Campaigning Politics*
•Critical Studies in Media and Journalism*
•Global Media Industries*
•Interpersonal Mediated Communication*
•Media, Technology and Everyday Life*
•Film Theory and World Cinema*
•Any other half unit paper which is offered in the School at master's level, subject to the consent of the student's teachers
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
The programme consists of four units, including required and optional courses and the dissertation. Courses typically involve a combination of lectures and seminars. The Methods of Research course is taught as a series of lectures and practical classes. You will be examined by written examinations, research assignments, essays related to courses and the dissertation, which must be submitted in September.