通过研究媒体与传播专业的硕士学位，您将对他们的社会，政治和文化背景下的各种传播形式有深入的了解和理解，重点关注当代社会中媒体与政治之间的关系，或者着重于数字文化和传播。媒体和政治途径为您提供了一个绝佳的机会，让您参与有关媒体在国家和国际政治生活中不断发展的作用的当前辩论。该途径揭示了记者和政客试图设定政治议程或影响公众舆论的方式，还探索了作为公众和公民的观众作为消费者和生产者参与媒体的方式。
The Global Media and Politics MA is a fantastic opportunity for you to engage with current debates about the constantly evolving role of media in national and international political life.IntroductionThe course explores different forms of communication in their social, political, and economic contexts, focusing in particular on the relationship between news media, social media, and politics in contemporary societies. It also uncovers the ways in which journalists and politicians attempt to set the political agenda or influence public opinion and also explores the ways in which the audiences, as public and as citizens, are involved in media as consumers and producers.The programme focuses on theories and debates surrounding:The relationship between the mass media, politics and societyThe role and function of the media in a democracyThe impact of mass media on global political processesResearch methods used in media and communication research.Who is this course forThis course is designed for graduates from relevant fields, such as Politics, International Relations, Communication and Media, Sociology, History, Law, or Journalism. This programme is for you if you want to enhance your career prospects in professional areas like government, media, journalism and public relations, or want to go onto further academic study (PhD).What you'll learnDifferent forms of communication in their social, political, and economic contextsThe relationship between news media, social media, and politics in contemporary societiesEmployability skills, including applying critical reviewing skills, giving presentations, plus data analysis, problem-solving, team-working and research design and implementation.Departmental support:dedicated to small group teachingan international student communitya vibrant and active research environment linked to The Centre for Digital Politics, Media and Democracy (DigiPol) and other department-based research centresan interdisciplinary teaching and research environment.