International Political Communication, Advocacy and Campaigning MSc
ObjectivesThis programme examines: -struggles over the communication of politics; and -what is communicated in traditional ways and what is communicated in new ways in international, transnational and global contexts.
Academic titleInternational Political Communication, Advocacy and Campaigning MSc
Course descriptionWhat will you study?
During this course you will:
-gain an overview of the main specialisms in the field and how they link to each other – how political journalists engage with spin doctors, for example, and how both are being challenged by blogs and online news sites;
-learn about how activists use lobbyists to press their case with governments at the same time as they use PR consultants to develop media strategies;
-attend guest lectures by practitioners who will address the latest developments in the field and what it means for their jobs;
-develop the ability to think critically about current issues, debates and theories;
-have the opportunity to undertake practical work – perhaps devising some aspect of a media strategy or campaign pitch for example; and
-develop your analytical skills and competence through a dissertation.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. We will endeavour to schedule taught sessions in the evening to accommodate part-time students but this may not always be possible.
Core modules -Political Communication, Advocacy and Campaigning
-Media, Public Policy and International Politics
-Research Skills and Methods in Social Science
-Dissertation
Option modules
-A Change is Gonna Come: Global Perspectives and Cultures of Popular Music
-Achieving Human Rights: Theories of Strategies for Change
-Case Studies in International Conflict
-Conflict Theory and Analysis
-Contemporary Issues in Conflict and Security
-Frameworks and Foundations of Human Rights
-International Political Economy
-Managing and Resolving International Conflict
-Questions of Censorship
-The Meaning and Protection of Human Rights
-Theories of International Relations
-Theories of Media and Communication I