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• Class code: P3103
• Level: 1
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: lectures, seminars, tutorials

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This module will provide a broad overview of the field of journalism, media and communications, which will include historical background, contemporary issues and discussions of the future. The module will introduce students to the rich legacy of JMC research and to dynamics of the media industry, contemporary journalism and communication.

Any student entering any of these industries will need to be aware of the issues we will cover as part of their professional belonging and identity. Principal topics to be covered will include:

• a history of journalism, media and communications
• current issues of debate in the UK and internationally
• topics relevant to each staff member's area of research: political communication, gender and the media, health communication, social media, journalism ethics

Students will receive a broad overview of the subject plus an introduction to all staff members in the course and their specialisms, which will allow them to start building relationships with them early on and will demonstrate the research expertise (variety and depth) in the course.

• Class code: P3210
• Level: 2
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Seminars/Tutorials

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How we gather news, how we write news and how we consume news is changing. The aim of this Module is to introduce you to classic and modern newsgathering methods, which means you will be combining the best of the old with the most relevant and effective of the new. The foundation stone of journalism is news. That is what drives newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and online content. So, first of all we’ll be looking at what news is, where it comes from and how we go about gathering it ourselves. The next step is to write news. We’ll spend our time examining how best to write and edit news for print and online platforms. You are expected to have read the assigned readings before coming to Module. Crucially, because this is a journalism Module, all students are expected to keep up to date with newspapers, TV news and online news sites. The news changes hourly, so we expect all of you to start consuming news regularly since you are required to participate in Module discussions about local, national and international issues, and be familiar with how they were reported.

• Class code: P3212
• Level: 2
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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Digital skills in collecting and presenting information for the media are now an essential component of professional requirements in all types of jobs and for various employers, beyond a typical journalism role. This is self-evident from the types of media contact we all consume today and how much of it comes in the form of video, audio, slides etc. This Module aims to teach students foundational practical skills of digital production to be used in storytelling of all genres.

• Class code: P3310
• Level: 3
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

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The best journalism engages with its audience as well as informs them. Well-told stories can have a profound effect on people and when journalists achieve this they mostly do so by writing features rather than news. This Module will teach you how to write compelling features built on facts that are interwoven with observations, anecdotes and descriptions of scenes, locations and feelings. We will study the work of feature writers who are recognized as the stars of their profession in order to understand how they produce quality content. And, you will put into practice the lessons learning from this analysis and from the modules to produce a range of features of your own which aim to show rather than tell the information you are conveying in your pieces. By the end of the Module, you should understand how features differ from news, be able to tell a gripping story through a feature article, be able to gather detailed research with an eye to characterization and narrative, know how to structure articles, and be aware of how to use creative techniques without losing sight of strict journalism practice. Feature Writing is changing in the digital age but there is still a place for long-form journalism in the online world. Concepts like digital storytelling, slow journalism, solutions journalism and e-books are breathing new life into traditional formats. Publishing has never been easier and markets for good reads are popping up every day. Learning how to tap into these markets with your own quality products is a key skill of 21st century journalism and this Module will introduce you to it.

• Class code: P3311
• Level: 3
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Private Study

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This Module provides students with a legal framework that informs their journalism practice. Whilst the Module emphasis is on understandings of Scots law, its principles and practices are also interpreted within a digital context. The main subject areas covered by the module are The Legal System, Journalists, and the Law. This involves: Classification of law civil/criminal, Legal Institutions, Sources of Law, The Scottish Legal System and what distinguishes it from others, Structure, procedure and personnel of Scottish legal system, European Convention on Human Rights, Human Rights Act. Also, Court Reporting, Contempt of Court, Restrictions on Reporting, Defamation and Defences, Journalism as a Human Right, Protection of Confidential Sources, Copyright Law - what is it and what does it protect, The law of Confidence and Confidential information, Freedom of Information and Media Regulation post Leveson.

• Class code: P3312
• Level: 3
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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What role do celebrities have on the way we think about gender and other forms of identity (race, class, age, etc.)? How are hetero-masculine and hetero-feminine idealisations enacted and negotiated in British and American popular culture, and how do they work to contest dominant ideas around gender and British-ness, itself a deeply contested term? Drawing on recent research in the social sciences and humanities, the Module briefly charts the history and development of celebrity and gender via literature, film, and the printing press and media, providing a context for the exploration of theories of performance, celebrity, feminism, gender and spectatorship. Some key questions we will be asking include: does celebrity culture have a damaging or a positive social impact on our identity formations? What does it mean to see celebrities as role models? How do we negotiate our own identity in relation to celebrity culture? Have the recent feminist celebrity campaigns been effective in challenging gender inequality?

Class is available in both third and fourth year under different class codes. The same class should not be taken twice

• Class code: P3414
• Level: 4
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study, Practical

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Recent developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have resulted in dramatic changes in the media landscape. New media affordances have allowed novel forms of connectivity and interaction. The platform society poses many challenges to journalists, such as the question of how to address the menace of fake news. Conversely, ICT offers a range of tools and opportunities for journalists, such as technical capabilities for interactive storytelling and instant access to a global audience. This Module explores the changing nature of journalism in the face of rapidly advancing technological environment. The Module asks a range of questions: how does the rise of information driven society change journalistic practices? What challenges does the rise of post-truth pose to the profession of journalism? How do technological affordances help develop novel forms of storytelling? Which tools and strategies can be used to develop and maintain professional presence on online platforms? The Module will include both lectures and hands-on exercises that help students to acquaint with key references as well as learn tools to widen their practical skills.

• Class code: P3417
• Level: 4
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

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This module will examine a range of ethical issues that journalists encounter in the pursuit of news and features today. The module will explore the accountability systems used by journalists, both external, such as the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and internal, such as methods of self censorship. Students will then examine a series of ethical dilemmas emanating from the concepts of truth and trust, accountability, taste and offence, vulnerability, and respecting people. Themes drawn from these dilemmas will then be explored within the context of online ethics. Students will be encouraged to bring examples of stories containing ethical issues to the module and to discuss them in seminars. As this module is dependent on an exploration of ethical dilemmas facing journalists, students are expected to fully participate in discussions in module. By the end of the module, you should understand key ethical theories and principles that underpin the decisions journalists make as part of the professional reporting process. You should be aware of ethical debates around truth, harm, accountability and respecting people. You should be familiar with regulatory bodies and their relevant codes of conduct and how these work in practice. You should also have knowledge of decision-making tools and media guidelines that assist journalists facing moral dilemmas.

• Class code: P3467
• Level: 4
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

Class descriptor

What role do celebrities have on the way we think about gender and other forms of identity (race, class, age, etc.)? How are hetero-masculine and hetero-feminine idealisations enacted and negotiated in British and American popular culture, and how do they work to contest dominant ideas around gender and British-ness, itself a deeply contested term? Drawing on recent research in the social sciences and humanities, the Module briefly charts the history and development of celebrity and gender via literature, film, and the printing press and media, providing a context for the exploration of theories of performance, celebrity, feminism, gender and spectatorship. Some key questions we will be asking include: does celebrity culture have a damaging or a positive social impact on our identity formations? What does it mean to see celebrities as role models? How do we negotiate our own identity in relation to celebrity culture? Have the recent feminist celebrity campaigns been effective in challenging gender inequality?

Class is available in both third and fourth year under different class codes. The same class should not be taken twice

• Class code: P3967
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

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You'll examine the development and influence of specific media forms, both in the associated conventions and forms and in the relationship between media and the social and political realms. You'll also gain an understanding of the rise of participatory and social media, and of the relationship between interpersonal media, mass media and social media.

An undergraduate degree in media or communications is not a prerequisite for this programme and we would be delighted to welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds.

• Class code: P3968
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

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You'll study the dominant media and communication theories, and their application across a number of international contexts and media platforms. You'll examine the trends and texts over a number of media contexts and genres, including popular cultural platforms and the coverage of politics, as well as dealing with the implications of international media on the mediation and public understanding of conflict and terrorism. 

An undergraduate degree in media or communications is not a prerequisite for this programme and we would be delighted to welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds.

• Class code: P3982
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: Honours Degree, or overseas equivalent, or professional experience demonstrating ability to study at master’s level. Experience of student journalism, a media work placement, freelance work or professional journalism is desirable. 
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study, Practical

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Information and Communication Technology offers a range of tools and opportunities for professionals in the field of media and communication. These tools offer technical capabilities for interactive and data-driven storytelling, instant access to a global audience and a range of tools for visualising and analysing audience interaction with media content. This class explores a variety of digital tools to learn how new affordances provided by digital technology can be used for journalism, media and communication. This is a fully practical class organised as weekly two-hour laboratory sessions. The class will focus on two key components: Designing information for online publications and analysing media content and audience engagement. The class will introduce a range of digital tools, providing a hands-on learning context for students. This class will compliment knowledge provided by other classes in the MLitt in Media and Communication degree programme by providing an in-depth understanding of emerging digital media practices that are increasingly becoming integral elements of media and communication.

• Class code: P3954
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: Honours Degree, or overseas equivalent, or professional experience demonstrating ability to study at master’s level. Experience of student journalism, a media work placement, freelance work or professional journalism is desirable. 
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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Most Journalists are expected to demonstrate a detailed awareness of the journalist’s rights and responsibilities in their reporting. You’ll learn about: The Scottish legal system, Court structures and procedures, Defamation, Contempt of court, Legal restrictions on reporting courts, parliament and government, Confidence and privacy including human rights legislation and media regulatory systems.

• Class code: P3958
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: Honours Degree, or overseas equivalent, or professional experience demonstrating ability to study at master’s level. Experience of student journalism, a media work placement, freelance work or professional journalism is desirable. 
• Teaching methods: Seminars/Tutorials, Practical

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This class introduces you to the professional demands of multimedia journalism, equipping you with the techniques needed to create effective digital packages. You’ll learn about: News values, Generating ideas and sources, Online research techniques, Interviewing, Mobile media, Creating news, Features, Live blogs, Interactivity, Digital story-telling techniques, Audio/video recording and editing.

• Class code: P3928/P3956
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: Honours Degree, or overseas equivalent, or professional experience demonstrating ability to study at master’s level. Experience of student journalism, a media work placement, freelance work or professional journalism is desirable. 
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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This class aims to provide you with the inspiration, mindset and skills you need to create new business ventures, or to prepare for self-managed portfolio careers within the context of the creative industries. Its purpose is to afford the opportunity for students to develop their entrepreneurial ideas in a risk-free environment. The class content includes: Developing an idea, Finding your niche, Technological innovation in journalism, Freelance careers, New models of journalism. As well as learning new skills, they'll also be able to engage with guest speakers who have forged successful entrepreneurial careers in the media world. By the end of the course, students will understand some of the key drivers that impact upon the successful creation and management of a new venture where journalism is a core skill, understand the skills and resources needed to create an entrepreneurial organisation, develop an awareness of the requirements of freelance journalism and gain knowledge of innovation in journalism.

• Class code: P3975
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant discipline, usually in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants with relevant experience (paid or voluntary) in feminist, queer or equalities work will also be considered. Supporting references: academic references where possible, but for students applying from a professional background, professional references are appropriate.
• Teaching methods: Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

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Issues of gender, diversity and intersectionality are frequently raised in the media and are important in every workplace. This core class for the new MSc gives students the theoretical and methodological tools to understand and discuss these issues and enables them to situate themselves as Masters students within the broader field of 'gender studies'.

• Class code: P3973
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 1 (September to December)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant discipline, usually in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants with relevant experience (paid or voluntary) in feminist, queer or equalities work will also be considered. Supporting references: academic references where possible, but for students applying from a professional background, professional references are appropriate.
• Teaching methods: Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study, Fieldwork

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This class focuses on enabling students to interrogate how feminist knowledge is produced in and outside the academy, and understand the practices and principles of feminist research. The module will include a half-day field trip to Glasgow Women’s Library where students will have the opportunity to engage with a range of colleagues working on different aspects of knowledge preservation, cataloguing and creation at GWL.

• Class code: P3104
• Level: 1
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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The Module offers a practical introduction to journalism writing. By the end of the semester, students learn how to write effective news and features, they understand better the production of journalism as a form of storytelling and are aware of key issues in the practice of journalism today. The Module is taught in a 2-hr tutorial format with predominantly practical exercises and Module discussions.

• Class code: P3209
• Level: 2
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

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This Module aims to introduce you to the most important theoretical and methodological traditions in journalism, media and communication, and to give you the opportunity to discuss and engage critically with a variety of perspective on researching, writing and thinking on media. Over the course of the semester, we hope to familiarise you with the social and technological factors that dominate in the practice and study of journalism, media and communication, and to inform our thoughts on the likely future directions of media technology, practice, consumption and scholarship.

• Class code: P3211
• Level: 2
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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The Module will allow students to consider how gender inflects and informs representation, employment and audience engagement in media texts and industries with a particular (though by no means exclusive) emphasis on Scotland. The Module will consider how gender intersects with other protected characteristics (e.g. race, class, age, dis/ability, sexuality), and investigate both mainstream and alternative media spaces and practices.

• Class code: P3308
• Level: 3
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

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This Module covers: The history of understanding mediated politics: persuasion and propaganda, Conceptualising political communications: agenda-setting and mediatisation, Organising political communications: press relations and pseudo-events, Politics, celebrity and visibility, Politics and popular culture, The Internet, communities, publics, and the public sphere, Hacktivism, online protest, and dissidence, Internet controls and networked authoritarianism, Privacy and online surveillance, Algorithmic control.

• Class code: P3309
• Level: 3
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Fieldwork, Private Study

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This Module aims to enable students to understand and critically reflect upon the media and communications sectors, with a particular focus on how these industries are structured and organised in Scotland. The Module offers students both the opportunity to reflect on and develop their own skills for the job market, and to engage intellectually with key questions posed in media and communication studies around relevant themes which may include: creative and cultural labour; digital working; festivals; audience development; media ownership; public funding and national media.

• Class code: P3315
• Level: 3
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures

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Developments in digital media technology have contributed to an era of media convergence characterised by an increasingly blurry boundary between media content producers and audiences. Literature that examines new media covers a wide variety of topics, such as platform affordances, the emergence of ‘prosumer’, formation of ad hoc publics, networked emotion, and the impact of algorithms, and digital public sphere. This Module provides journalism, media and communication students a strong background in digital media. The Module will explore fundamentals of digital media technology with a special attention to technical aspects that make digital communication possible as well as the novel affordances they provide. The Module will also discuss historical, political, and economic contexts that have shaped the emergence and development of digital media technology. Moreover, a range of special topics, such as affective publics, ad hoc publics, algorithmic cultures will also be discussed. We ask a range of questions: What fundamental technological elements enable digital communication, and how do they function? What social and political tensions have caused the emergence of and shaping of contemporary digital media? How do digital media technologies evolve, and in which trajectory? How do digital media allow emergence of novel user practices and collective phenomena?

• Class code: P3415
• Level: 4
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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Now more than ever, the topic of health is a constant fixture in the media. Over the past year, many people have realized how vital public health is to society overall. Public health affects and is affected by politics, policy, the economy, social dynamics, the media, etc. Demand for health information is high, as is the responsibility of journalists towards their audiences. This conceptual Module will highlight all these issues and emphasize many of the contradictions and consequences of how health is presented in the media. The media’s role is to provide both information and entertainment, so we’ll also examine entertainment media and its influence on health education, stigmatization and the formation of various societal attitudes. After this Module, you’ll understand better how illness and health are presented by the media, what contributes to such representations, and how that affects public attitudes and behaviours. You’ll also start noticing some of the health myths sold through the media and become a more discerning media consumer overall. You’ll also discover the disciplines of public health, health communication and risk communication and their many complexities. Last, but not least, you’ll become a more accurate and discerning journalist or writer, not just about health, but about people.

• Class code: P3403
• Level: 4
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Undergraduate
• Prerequisites: None
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Practical

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Journalism is not dead. And if you are in this class and studying journalism altogether, you must believe that too. Journalism is not dead, but the ways in which journalism is created, disseminated and consumed are changing. In this class, you will learn how to be creative, productive and successful in this new environment. You will also become an expert in a chosen field and by the end of the class you will have a portfolio of various writing and multimedia samples in the area you have selected. You will polish skills already introduced in previous years. You will also gain new skills in the area of multimedia journalism. At the same time, we’ll work to focus your energy and creative thinking towards setting yourself apart from your competitors.

• Class code: P3970
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study

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This class with afford you an advanced insight into the principles, tactics and ethical responsibilities of strategic communication.  Using appropriate case studies, the class will critically evaluate the necessary communication concepts, the position of stakeholders and strategic narratives, as well as the ethics of strategic communication in working with notions of corporate responsibility and social development.

• Class code: P3978
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Practical, Private Study

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You'll gain an understanding of the principles of research and academic writing based around major concepts in communications, literature and place, laying the foundations for the development of academic and professional research skills in communications and the humanities in preparation for your dissertation

• Class code: P3966
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: None

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This class serves as time that students should be dedicating to completing their dissertation.

It is mandatory to complete a dissertation.

• Class code: P3979
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: Project Supervision.

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Gives students the time and ability to read advanced material

• Class code: P3965
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: Project Supervision.

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Student-lead project with a client.

Should be added to the workloads if students take this option.

• Class code: P3901
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: Honours Degree, or overseas equivalent, or professional experience demonstrating ability to study at master’s level. Experience of student journalism, a media work placement, freelance work or professional journalism is desirable. 
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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Concerns about the impact of humankind on the environment and the threat to planetary health caused by unsustainable patterns of production, consumption and management mean that there is a pressing need for this module which explores media, science and the environmental crisis. This class provides students with a critical overview of key debates regarding science and environmental communications and focuses on how messages are produced, packaged, and circulated for diverse audiences with examples drawn from legacy media and contemporary social media platforms. Students will thus gain an understanding of overarching theoretical approaches to science and the environment from the cross-cutting fields of Sociology of media; cultural studies; feminist research; critical race research and science and technology studies. We will examine reporting of the climate emergency; analyse framing of microplastics in the media, explore the role of celebrities in shaping environmental campaigns and deconstruct assumptions about what constitutes ‘pollution’. The module is assessed by an academic essay and a short blog post.

• Class code: P3984
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Practical, Private Study

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You'll gain an understanding of the principles of research and academic writing based around major concepts in communications, literature and place, laying the foundations for the development of academic and professional research skills in communications and the humanities in preparation for your dissertation.

• Class code: P3902
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Media and Cultural Studies, English Studies, or a related discipline. Entry may be possible with other qualifications and/or work experience: i.e. applicants who haven’t met the degree requirement but obtained substantial professional experience in relevant areas (public/private/third sector organisations/community development, etc.) will be considered.
• Teaching methods: None

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This class serves as time that students should be dedicating to completing their dissertation. 

It is mandatory for all students to complete a dissertation.

• Class code: P3955
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: Honours Degree, or overseas equivalent, or professional experience demonstrating ability to study at master’s level. Experience of student journalism, a media work placement, freelance work or professional journalism is desirable. 
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

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This class gives you an understanding of key ethical issues in professional journalism, developing skills in recognising and solving ethical problems. You'll learn about a journalist’s ethical responsibilities to their employer, target audience and the wider community. It'll enable you to analyse and critique key debates, apply appropriate ethical concepts, and develop an awareness of the professional choices that journalists face.

• Class code: P3950
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: Honours Degree, or overseas equivalent, or professional experience demonstrating ability to study at master’s level. Experience of student journalism, a media work placement, freelance work or professional journalism is desirable. 
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

Class descriptor

This class enables you to develop a critical understanding of digital journalism production processes by working in a simulated news room over several weeks. As a team you devise, launch and produce your own online publication and create a social media strategy to market it. You'll gain direct experience of multimedia news operation through generating ideas, undertaking editorial planning, preparing content, and designing and editing pages. 

• Class code: P3928/93956
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: Honours Degree, or overseas equivalent, or professional experience demonstrating ability to study at master’s level. Experience of student journalism, a media work placement, freelance work or professional journalism is desirable. 
• Teaching methods: None

Class descriptor

This class serves as time that students should be dedicating to completing their dissertation. 

It is mandatory for all students to complete a dissertation. 

• Class code: P3977
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant discipline, usually in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants with relevant experience (paid or voluntary) in feminist, queer or equalities work will also be considered. Supporting references: academic references where possible, but for students applying from a professional background, professional references are appropriate.
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

Class descriptor

This conceptual class explores many of the contradictions and consequences of how health is presented in the media. The media’s role is to provide both information and entertainment, so we also examine entertainment media and its influence on health education, social norms, and stigmatisation. After this class, students will understand better how illness and health are presented by the media, what contributes to such representations, and how that affects public attitudes and behaviours. They will also begin to notice some of the health myths sold through the media and become a more discerning media consumers overall. They will discover the disciplines of public health, health communication and risk communication and their many complexities. Last, but not least, students will become better journalists or writers, not just about health, but about people.

• Class code: P3974
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant discipline, usually in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants with relevant experience (paid or voluntary) in feminist, queer or equalities work will also be considered. Supporting references: academic references where possible, but for students applying from a professional background, professional references are appropriate.
• Teaching methods: Seminars/Tutorials, Private Study, Fieldwork

Class descriptor

This class seeks to understand contemporary feminist thinking in relation to debates, campaigns, writings and actions from previous generations of feminists. It assists students on the MSc to historicise their understanding of feminism and appreciate how feminist thought and theories have changed over time. It draws on strengths from across the School and HaSS whilst also capitalising on the proximity of 麻豆女优 to Glasgow Women’s Library to encourage students to use archival sources in their research and learning.

• Class code: P3972
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant discipline, usually in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants with relevant experience (paid or voluntary) in feminist, queer or equalities work will also be considered. Supporting references: academic references where possible, but for students applying from a professional background, professional references are appropriate.
• Teaching methods: Placement, Private Study, Project Supervision

Class descriptor

The placement option provides students with the opportunity to put their gender studies learning and postgraduate research training into practice in a real-world environment, conducting a piece of research according to a brief provided by the placement organization.

The course team have established links with potential placement providers - in Glasgow and beyond - from the feminist third sector and a range of organisations committed to gender equality in arts, culture and sport. Examples of organisations we have links with include Women in Journalism, Engender, Glasgow Women’s Library, Zero Tolerance, Rape Crisis Scotland, Women’s Support Project, Scottish Football Association, The Parliament Project and the National Union of Journalists.

• Class code: P3971
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant discipline, usually in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants with relevant experience (paid or voluntary) in feminist, queer or equalities work will also be considered. Supporting references: academic references where possible, but for students applying from a professional background, professional references are appropriate.
• Teaching methods: Private Study, Project Supervision

Class descriptor

This class enables students to work with a staff member of their choice on a mutually agreed topic in the field of gender studies. Within this broad field, this option is designed to give students the opportunity to pursue their own research interests and explore a chosen topic independently.

• Class code: P3985
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant discipline, usually in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants with relevant experience (paid or voluntary) in feminist, queer or equalities work will also be considered. Supporting references: academic references where possible, but for students applying from a professional background, professional references are appropriate.
• Teaching methods: Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials

Class descriptor

The work we do together on this course will help us achieve the following learning outcomes: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of feminist frameworks for understanding gender violence and the way it intersects with other structural inequalities; Demonstrate an ability to understand and critically evaluate empirical research with and/or for victim/survivors of gendered violence; Demonstrate an ability to understand and critically evaluate the ways in which gendered violence is defined, measured and quantified in different inter/national contexts; Demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate initiatives for tackling gendered violence in a range of local, national and transnational contexts.

• Class code: P3976
• Level: 5
• Semester (including exams): 2 (January to May)
• Credits: 20 (10 ECTS)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Prerequisites: First- or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a relevant discipline, usually in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants with relevant experience (paid or voluntary) in feminist, queer or equalities work will also be considered. Supporting references: academic references where possible, but for students applying from a professional background, professional references are appropriate.
• Teaching methods: None

Class descriptor

This class serves as time that students should be dedicating to completing their dissertation.