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Study Details: MA 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Interrogate the status quo with leading academics who don’t just talk and write about politics, but actively campaign to create change in the world
All around us governments are in crisis, protests are on the increase, dissent and mobilisation is widespread and relayed across the world instantaneously on a screen. Communication is at the very heart of the structures, institutions and actors that give meaning to politics in governments, in parties and on the street.
How do we live our politics on a daily basis? Who holds the power to influence political decisions that structure our lives? How might democracy be done better? What is the relationship between politics, the individual, institutions and the media? These are the kinds of questions we’re asking on this programme.
We take an expansive view, so you’ll learn about politics and communications not just as a singular discipline, but as a subject that’s much more nuanced, moving across everything from governments and parties to NGOs and activists; from economic and environmental policy and conflict representation, to issues of race, gender, social theory and popular culture.
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant/related subject.
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Goldsmiths offers a range of financial support including postgraduate scholarships, bursaries and fee waivers. These are awarded based on a variety of criteria, for example academic achievements or personal circumstances.
Our graduates go on to work within government organisations, political parties, NGOs and news media and across the public and private sectors – from the Houses of Parliament and BBC World Service to Google, Greenpeace and the UN.
The MA in Political Communications is built up of modules that must count up to 180 credits. The programme comprises:
Two compulsory modules taught in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies (60 credits in total)
A personal dissertation project involving first-hand empirical research, worth 60 credits
60 credits’ worth of option modules chosen Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies or from other departments including Politics and International Relations
Compulsory modules
Module title
The Structure of Contemporary Political Communications 30 credits
Critical Perspectives on Political Communications 30 credits
MA Political Communications Dissertation and Research Methods 60 credits
Option modules
Media options
We offer a wide range of option modules each year. Popular options for MA Political Communications students include:
Media and Political Campaigning
Social Media in Everyday Life: A global perspective
Race and Technology
Promotional Culture
Contemporary Feminist Media Cultures
Social activist film [practical module]
For more information, please refer to our list of Media modules.
You can also choose to take option modules from other departments including Politics and International Relations, Sociology and Visual Cultures.
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