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Research in Department of Communication and Media at University of Liverpool is conducted within four research clusters which share common interest in critical, interdisciplinary analysis of a variety of modes of mediated communication across social spaces and fields.

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The department prides in its ability to embrace the study of communication and media in an inclusive and comprehensive manner. 

• From political communication to discourse and culture, from heritage industries to media and entertainment, from film and television to social media, the Department of Communication and Media at University of Liverpool has been providing cutting edge research that links strongly with most key areas of inquiry in this major field of studies.

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Curriculum:

• Latin American culture and the relationship between politics and aesthetics; contemporary photography;
• Rhetoric, policy frameworks and methodologies that capture the impact and legacy of large-scale urban interventions and events 
• Broadcasting history, institutions and their programming; film and television documentary, television current affairs programming
• Science fiction, fantasy and 'cult' TV and film; PR and promotional cultures with a particular interest in social media; 
• Gender, political communication and news media and the ways in which they intersect 

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• The department offers postgraduate degrees, both taught and by thesis and has specific policies towards international students and those wishing to study part time. 
• The department fully embraces the University’s Equal Opportunities strategy and works closely with the Student Welfare and Disability Team, the International Office and the English Language Support Unit, to provide appropriate facilities for students with additional needs including English language support and adaptive and assistive technologies. 
• Candidates wishing to be considered for registration onto one of our higher degrees should possess a good Honours degree (2:1 or equivalent).

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Research in Department of Communication and Media is conducted within four research clusters which share common interest in critical, interdisciplinary analysis of a variety of modes of mediated communication across social spaces and fields - Culture, Space and Memory research group, Discourse & Society research group, Media, Politics and Society research cluster and Screen & Film Studies research group.

The department prides in its ability to embrace the study of communication and media in an inclusive and comprehensive manner. From political communication to discourse and culture, from heritage industries to media and entertainment, from film and television to social media, the Department of Communication and Media has been providing cutting edge research that links strongly with most key areas of inquiry in this major field of studies.

Research in Department of Communication and Media, University of Liverpool, is conducted within four research clusters which share common interest in critical, interdisciplinary analysis of a variety of modes of mediated communication across social spaces and fields.

The Culture, Space and Memory research group brings together ideas and intellectual orientations on the cultures, practices and spatial dispositions that inform transdisciplinary approaches to media and communication in the digital age.

The Discourse & Society research group looks at how language and discourse - in traditional/social media, politics and the wider public domain - act as vehicles of social change as well as carriers of relationships of power and inequality in contemporary societies.

The Media, Politics and Society research cluster deals with critical analysis of media outputs and journalism from the perspectives that highlight political agendas, assess the impacts on marginalised groups, and foster understandings of human rights.

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Course overview

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.

Introduction

The 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 society
• The role and function of the media in a democracy
• The impact of mass media on global political processes
• Research methods used in media and communication research.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for graduates with a good Honours degree (2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant field, such as Politics, International Relations, Communication and Media, Sociology, 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 learn

• Different forms of communication in their social, political, and economic contexts
• The relationship between news media, social media, and politics in contemporary societies
• Employability 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 teaching
• an international student community
• a vibrant and active research environment linked to The Centre for Digital Politics, Media and Democracy (DigiPol) and other department-based research centres
• an interdisciplinary teaching and research environment.

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Studying this course part-time

International students may be able to study this course on a part-time basis but this is dependent on visa regulations. Please visit the Government website for more information about student visas .

If you're able to study part-time, you'll study the same modules as the full-time master's degree over a longer period, usually 24 months. You can make studying work for you by arranging your personal schedule around lectures and seminars which take place during the day. After you complete all the taught modules, you will complete your final dissertation or project and will celebrate your achievements at graduation the following term.

Studying part-time means you can study alongside work or any other life commitments. You will study the same modules as the full-time master's degree over a longer period, usually 24 months. You can make studying work for you by arranging your personal schedule around lectures and seminars which take place during the day. After you complete all the taught modules, you will complete your final dissertation or project and will celebrate your achievements at graduation the following term.

Semester one

Semester 1 consists of a 30-credit core module, a 15-credit mandatory research methods module, and one 15-credit optional module.

Compulsory modules

Credits: 30 / semester: semester 1.

The module examines a range of interconnected issues concerning the politics/media relationship. It offers a critical overview of the ways in which the media have been studied and discussed in relation to political processes and explores the key aspects of contemporary theory and research in politics and media. Part one is devoted to theories and debates about the politics and media relationship. It examines different ways of making sense of the relationship between the state, the public, and the media and questions surrounding media power and media audiences. Part two focuses on specific cases and controversies in the media-politics relations. It explores the changing relationships, representational forms, power dynamics, and impacts of media performance in selected forms of contemporary ‘conflict’.

Credits: 15 / Semester: semester 1

This module is designed to prepare students for their dissertation research. It begins by introducing them to the fundamental aspects of research in the field of media and communication studies, looking at how to find and critique existing knowledge in the field, research project design, and ethical considerations.

Students will then be introduced to a number of approaches in the field of political communication research such as media content analysis, frame analysis, survey design, interview techniques, focus group research, as well as the basics of statistical data analysis and data visualisation. By the end of the module, students will be in a position to present and submit their own dissertation proposals.

Optional modules

This module will be of particular interest to students interested in big data and how it is collected and used in modern society; in the politics and policy questions around social media; and in the interactions between media, platforms, and citizens. It will introduce students to the study of online media and platforms, with a particular focus on ‘big’ social trace data. As well as developing their understanding of how Internet-based media systems work, students will learn about the strengths and weaknesses of using big data for social science research, and engage with key online political communication policy questions.

The majority of teaching will be delivered face-to-face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on-campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience.

This module requires students to engage with contemporary forms of exploitation often categorised as ‘slavery’, to consider the origins and human experience of such activities, to assess proposals for combating them, and to apply these to an independent research project. Seminars will challenge students to analyse the major themes in legal and political responses to trafficking, forced labour and other forms of human rights abuse analogous to slavery. Students will develop strategies for researching practices and policies relating to contemporary ‘slaveries’ and they will develop an independent study of a particular aspect.

This module introduces students to the study strategic communication by discussing its fundamental theories and concepts. Case studies will be presented and discussed which refer to strategic communication practices with a particular focus on crisis communication, issue and reputation management. Since strategic communication is a multidisciplinary area of study, the module will deal with theories and models originating from different academic traditions such as (strategic) management, discourse studies (including semiotics, pragmatics and rhetoric), public relations, corporate communication, marketing and advertising.

This module introduces major data science techniques and their role in communication. The full data lifecycle is considered, with a focus on data collection, processing, analysis and visualisation. The emphasis of the module is to develop technical skills in coding and its application within data science, but the wider context of how data are generated and used in communication and media is also considered. The main assessment is a piece of coursework, where students describe and apply the methods covered in the module. There is also an in-class test. By the end of the module, students will have a level of knowledge in coding appropriate to select and use data science methods to investigate and solve problems in communication

Screen Cultures B introduces students to the diversity of cultural contexts and histories that have shaped the formal, industrial, institutional, and political meanings of cinema. The module examines both dominant/institutional and marginal/alternative screen cultures in relation to the formation of screen industries, histories, movements, and cultural identities. Screen cultures are both an effect of production and reception. The module explores how screen cultures emerge and function, the formal and stylistic aspects that shape screen cultures, and the overlap between industries and audiences in the production of specific institutional, historical, critical, and audience-defined screen cultures. Screen Cultures A will introduce students to advanced film theory, industry and production studies, and film history alongside advanced formal analysis.

The Screen Cultures B syllabus is organized in two distinct blocks.

Block one: dominant and institutional screen cultures

The first block reflects the institutional or dominant screen cultures that are likely familiar to most audiences. These cultures are often understood through lay terms such as mainstream, popular, Hollywood, or art cinema. Their production and reception are defined by an understanding of screen cultures as an effect of industrial organizations and institutional practices.

Block two: marginal and alternative screen cultures

The second block of Screen Cultures A attends to the alternative and marginal screen cultures that have emerged beyond and outside of those dominant cinemas explored in block one. These screen cultures may be less familiar but have been central to particular audiences, political contexts, and sites of exhibition. Many of the screen cultures in this block seek to challenge the hegemony of those case studies from the first block.

In structuring the module in such a way, Screen Cultures B delivers a comprehensive overview of key debates surrounding screen cultures, especially cinema cultures, while also ensuring that it is inclusive given also its strong focus on diversity and alternative and marginal cultures.

This module looks at the international politics of the Middle East, focusing primarily onidentity and security issues. At a general level, it seeks to provide a comprehensive account of the issues on the security agenda of governments and international organizations at a time of turbulence and change in the Arabworld. It takes the broader view of security as understood within the field of International Relations. Thus, in addition to the study of causes of conflict and co-operation, it is concerned with a wider range of issues that have the potential to bring greater political stability or instability. The nature of regimes and the significance of democratisation efforts for regional stabilityare central concerns of the module. It involves analysis of state structures, the pattern of relations between states, the political economy, new transnational movements, the role of identity and belief systems and the involvement of external powers.Special attention is paid to the Arab-Israeli conflict and other regional conflicts.

To understand contemporary media and its place in social and cultural life we need to understand past media, not only as historical origins or predecessors of the new, but in order to understand how change is produced, experienced and negotiated. This module will consider processes of ‘remediation’, ‘transmediality’ ‘intermediality’ , as well as the recurrence of past ideas, forms and sensibilities in the present; arguments about planned obsolescence, newness and innovation; critiques of progress and theories of technological and media change; ideas of maintenance, residual and emergent media. The module will introduce you to key theoretical and historiographic approaches, from German media theory and ‘media archaeology,’ to Benjaminian, phenomenological and everyday life approaches. ‘Media’ includes both communication and storage media and as extending beyond the practices and technologies we might normally consider (computer based media, film, television, radio, photography, video games and so on) to include neglected and ‘grey’ media associated with everyday experience (databases, telephony, fax, photocopying, photobooths, etc). The module is both concept and topic-driven with lectures and seminars focussing on key theoretical texts, and testing out concepts on a range of different media examples.

Semester two

Semester 2 consists of another 30-credit core module and two 15-credit optional modules. This is followed by the 60-credit dissertation will be carried out over the summer/semester 3.

Credits: 30 / Semester: semester 2

This module explores the relationships between politics, economics, and mainstream media. The traditional, 20th century business models of news media have collapsed, prompting news organisations to make redundancies and to consider new ways of financing their activities. As a result, significant concerns have been raised about their sustainability as well as the wider role that news media (should) play in democratic societies. Furthermore, social media platforms and search engines have become the new gatekeepers, directing attention to news (and the knowledge, understandings, and attitudes shaped by news consumption) based on algorithms and audience members’ self-selection into disparate groups. In this module we will be looking at the ways in which media content across a variety of platforms and channels is being shaped by economic considerations and neoliberal ideology and how this creates tension, and sometimes outright contradiction, with the public and democratic role of mass media (including social media platforms) in open societies.

Credits: 15 / Semester: semester 2

This module will provide students with skills to understand, analyse and master the role played by Artificial Intelligence in Communication. It will introduce students to core notions to identify what components of our daily communication practices are affected by AI, how the reshaping of the communication processes happens through different technologies and how we can check their evolutions being aware of their potential risks and opportunities. At the end of the module students will be able to answer questions such as: who are we communicating with when we write online? How are (chat)bots and conversational agents changing our interactions? Why social and new digital media are affecting news consumption habits? The module will be taught following "active learning" methodologies.

In addition to learning about the algorithms that influence the development of online social systems, students will critically address key questions around the political and economic consequences of online platforms. The course emphasises a hands-on approach to studying algorithms in practice, developing students’ programming skills to implement and explore their effects.

Branding is now pervasive in society. Communicating a positive image and building a good reputation to create a strong brand, have become key objectives not only for global private corporations selling products, but also for countries, cities, regions and even neighbourhoods (place branding); public, cultural and religious institutions (corporate branding); and individual celebrities (self-branding). The module examines branding in its multiple instantiations, as a set of socio-cultural communicative practices and processes, which rely on very fundamental socio-cultural dynamics. In the module, we will consider the complex process of brand management from the definition of a brand and branding strategy to the elaboration of brand narratives, taking into account the increasingly digitalised media landscape and the participatory, two-way communication context where organisations and individuals operate. Thorough the module we seek to understand how identity, public opinion, reputation, and branding are negotiated at the intersection between top-down corporate communication and more grassroots or networked forms of expression. The module combines insights from business studies, social psychology, anthropology and cultural studies, introducing students to branding from a critical strategic communication perspective, focusing on power struggles, contradictions and dialogic relations. Besides offering students a good overview of key concepts and tools for strategically managing brand communication, the module includes a critical reflection on key issues and debates relating to the societal and ethical implications of branding practices, especially in relation to the prominence of promotional cultures in today’s democratic societies.

Comparative Peace Processes examines the similarities and differences between peace processes. What common features can be identified in terms of how and why peace processes develop? What aspects of threat removal are most common, such as decommissioning, disarmament and reintegration? What political tools, such as consociation, partition, secession, devolution or integration, might be used? After a short overview, the module addresses these questions via a series of case studies, including Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Israel-Palestine Bosnia and the Basque region.

This module builds on the skills developed in the Introduction to Data Science module to explore more advanced data visualisation techniques. Methods covered include multidimensional plots, geospatial maps, animations and interactivity. The focus of the module will be on using data relevant to communication and media, but consideration will also be given to critiquing and applying visualisation methods more generally. The module is assessed by coursework, where students will demonstrate the skills developed on the module by collecting and visualising data in an area of their choosing. By the end of the module, students will be able to select and apply visualisation techniques suitable for a range of data.

This module will examine digital media from the audience’s perspective. It will consider contemporary debates on the changing audience’s practices and the attention economy. Students will be introduced to the notions of the audience as a user and as a producer of media in the digital age. The module will focus on digital news audiences as well as the audience of entertainment platforms (like Netflix and Spotify). Different audience research methods like tracking data, surveys and focus groups will also be discussed.

This module will offer a cross-national comparative perspective on the state of journalism around the world, journalists’ perceptions of their role in society and the contextual factors that influence journalistic roles and performance. Only 14% of people in the world live in counties with free media so it is important to appreciate that the news media might play different roles based on the nature of the political system, the respective media systems and the relevant cultural and societal differences. The extent to which the news media can act as the fourth estate is to a large extent determined by these contextual factors but also by audiences’ expectations about the role of journalists in their society. A range of case studies will be used throughout the module.

Strategic communication involves the use of arguments aimed at influencing opinions and decisions of relevant audiences (citizens, investors, customers and other stakeholders). The goal of this module is to introduce students to the analysis and evaluation of persuasive argumentation in strategic communication contexts (such as business, politics, and journalism), with a particular attention given to the role of digital media in shaping influencing strategies. The module provides students with analytic and methodological instruments from argumentation theory and rhetoric that will enhance their ability to critically examine business, public and media discourses and to understand issues of persuasion and trust in digital strategic communication.

Argumentation is a communicative activity in which reasons are given to justify an opinion and persuade an audience to accept it. As such, argumentation plays a decisive role in media discourse, corporate and political discourse and all other forms of strategic communication. Good argumentation promotes strategic decision-making processes, help building sustainable and ethical persuasion, enhance public trust in organisations, political institutions and news media. While argumentation is naturally oriented at reasonable and ethical persuasion, public influence is often pursued via fallacious and unsound arguments or even non-argumentative tactics of manipulation (e.g. fake news, power, ideology, violence) creating serious threats to democracy, economic stability and prosperity, social justice and citizens’ trust. This module aims at providing students with conceptual and analytical instruments from argumentation theory and rhetoric which will enhance their ability to critically examine business, public and media discourses and to understand issues of persuasion and trust in strategic communication and media discourse.

This module takes as its central starting point the idea of media as forms of social and cultural practice. That is, it is concerned with the way media forms and digital (and non-digital) media technologies shape our everyday experiences of the world, whether in terms of our sense of self and identity, the everyday rhythms that structure our lives, the way we move through or apprehend the everyday spaces we variously inhabit, or the sensory, affective and material impacts of media on our embodied sense of being-in-the-world. By placing its focus on media practices and the everyday, the module draws from recent debates in so-called ‘non-media-centric media studies’ and related perspectives from anthropology, cultural studies and cultural geography which examine not so much the meaning invested in the content of media texts as the performative question of what it is we do with media, and what it, correspondingly, does with us. In a contemporary world where the mediatisation of everyday life seemingly extends to every sphere of routine activity (such that at times we hardly recognise its presence at all), the project of scrutinising and critically reflecting on the relationship between media practices and everyday life has never been more urgent.

This module will focus on the immense changes that have occurred in the field of television with a view to understand the nature, role and function of the medium in the 21st century. Focusing on industrial, institutional, representational and textual issues it will engage with questions such as: the changing nature of television studies as a discipline; its changing role from home to mobile entertainment; the impact of VOD and on-demand services; the ways form and consumption of tv are changing; formats and transnational production; reboot, remake and cult television; and issues of representation as part of changes in TV formats, production and consumption.

Screen Industries B examines the industrial logic of particular media industries that produce entertainment reaching audiences through the mediation of screens. The module focuses primarily on the film and television industries with references to the video game industry. Organised around 4 blocks – Key concepts, People, Structures and Power – the module investigates the relationships between technologies, economics, policies, politics and the social and cultural contexts that shape these media industries and their products. Using examples from various geographical contexts and drawing on a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, Screen Industries B provides a pathway through which students can understand and appreciate the complex and multi-faceted nature of some of the key contemporary media industries.

The first block will introduce some of the key debates in the field of screen industries, commencing from the way in which digital technology has impacted film and television and the extent which they are now referred to as ‘legacy’ media before focusing on the ways in which they developed industrially. The emphasis will be primarily on cinema as the first medium to be organized on an industrial scale but in looking at the contemporary converged landscape it will be clear that television is also an important medium to understand its organization and operations.

The second block will take media convergence as a given and will investigate the deep structures that underpin media industries today. Starting from the migration of filmmakers to tv, it will explore the emergence of an indie television as it’s being practiced primarily by people who started their careers in film, before moving to immersive media systems and exploring questions around networking and streaming as these pertain to film, television as well as games. It will end with an examination of franchise entertainment, arguably the most obvious of example of converged media.

The third block will look primarily at issues related to people working in the screen industries, looking at three case studies that explore alternative and often competing systems of people-management in media industries: established structures that make up international star systems, the role of unofficial channels of reputation-making and gossip in determining value and control of individuals, and labour management such as issues relating to the unionisation of media sectors.

The module will end with a block on screen industries and power with a focus on contrasting approaches derived from policy management. It will start by examining the impact of regulation, intellectual property and media law on media production and then move onto examining how media and cultural policy work together with an emphasis on improving structural diversity in screen industries, a key issue in recent years.

Not only since the end of the cold war, the organization of violence and security on the international level – a state-centric system, based on armed military and police forces, and revolving around balance of power – has been challenged. Arguably the classical order has been amended or even supplanted, by multiple other forms of organized violent actors. This module is an introduction to the theoretical and empirical security studies literature on violent non-state actors, such as private security companies, warlords, terrorist and international criminal organizations. In detail, this module investigates under what circumstances non-state actors resort to violence, explores the logic of their behaviour, and discusses potential government measures to counter such violence. Moreover, the course will grapple with theoretical question of how IR-theory can inform and facilitate research on non-state actors. Although the module is mainly thematically-driven, the course will also review several current cases studies (e.g. Afghanistan, Iraq, 9/11) to provide students with a better understanding of the shifting patterns of conflict, violence and security in the international system

This module aims to introduce students to historical and contemporary media practices and approaches within visual culture, including museum exhibitions, cultural interpretations, institutional policies and artistic interventions in the city. The module will examine a broad range of modes and methods to investigate the promotion and representation of culture and national heritage, the transformations of these activities over the years, and their analysis within media studies and cultural theory. Students will read and discuss past and present activities of cultural institutions and artistic activists, as well as theorisations of art and anthropology museums, World’s Fair exhibitions, cultural programmes and other visual and cultural media. Students will examine different conceptions of museums, sites of memory, and cultural events as potential arenas of public transformation, de-colonisation, community activity and public fora. The module will more broadly address social and ethical questions; concepts and practices of cultural appropriation and representation; ideas of power relations and self-reflexivity; and definitions and conversations around ‘otherness’ within and beyond contemporary cultural institutions.

Final project

Credits: 60 / semester: summer.

The dissertation is a self-contained piece of individual and original research, offering the student the chance to study in depth a topic that interests them guided by a member of the Department’s academic staff as their supervisor. Teaching and learning takes place through one-to-one tutorials. The key aims of the module are: to enable the student to construct an extended and original research project on an appropriate topic which is clear and realistic in scope and seeks to make a distinct contribution to the student’s chosen field; to develop independent research skills; and to develop professional standards for the presentation of research material. It will usually be related to a topic covered in the student’s Masters programme and can be tailored so that the research is relevant to a future career. Research for the dissertation will usually be standard academic qualitative or quantitative research, but depending on your programme (and with permission of your programme leader,) you may also be able to produce a more practical investigation in collaboration with an organisation, involving a consultancy project or a placement experience, or engage with more experimental methodologies. Meetings with supervisors are organized by the student and fortnightly meetings are recommended, although the number of meetings will vary, depending on your individual requirements and dissertation topic.

How you'll learn

Teaching on the MA Global Media and Politics (MPEM) is delivered through weekly workshops held in person on the Liverpool main campus. These usually last for two to three hours per module and week. Class sizes for Master’s programmes in the Department of Communication and Media tend to be small, but numbers can vary from module to module and from year to year. A typical class in the MA Media and Politics usually includes between seven and 15 students.

The programme is centred on two 30-credit core modules, taught in semester one and semester two, respectively. Also mandatory is a 15-credit module on Research Methods in semester one. Students will select three optional 15-credit modules. We recommend choosing one optional module for semester one and two optional modules for semester two. Students can choose from all postgraduate-level modules offered by the Department of Communication and Media as well as a selection of modules run by the Department of Politics.

How you're assessed

You will be assessed mostly by coursework. This will take a number of different forms, including essays, academic posters, group reports, a research proposal, and a master’s dissertation. In addition, students will be assessed by presentations in certain modules. Other assessment formats, such as written or oral exams, may also apply depending on the optional modules selected by the student.

Liverpool Hallmarks

We have a distinctive approach to education, the Liverpool Curriculum Framework, which focuses on research-connected teaching, active learning, and authentic assessment to ensure our students graduate as digitally fluent and confident global citizens.

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Our curriculum

The Liverpool Curriculum framework sets out our distinctive approach to education. Our teaching staff support our students to develop academic knowledge, skills, and understanding alongside our graduate attributes :

• Digital fluency
• Global citizenship

Our curriculum is characterised by the three Liverpool Hallmarks :

• Research-connected teaching
• Active learning
• Authentic assessment

All this is underpinned by our core value of inclusivity and commitment to providing a curriculum that is accessible to all students.

Your experience

You will benefit from the expertise and community found within the Department of Communication and Media which is based at 19 Abercromby Square.

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Supporting your learning.

From arrival to alumni, we’re with you all the way:

• Careers and employability support , including help with career planning, understanding the job market and strengthening your networking skills
• A dedicated student services team can help you get assistance with your studies, help with health and wellbeing, and access to financial advice
• Confidential counselling and support to help students with personal problems affecting their studies and general wellbeing
• Support for students with differing needs from the Disability advice and guidance team . They can identify and recommend appropriate support provisions for you.

Why study Communication and Media at Liverpool?

• We have a long-standing reputation for innovative research in media, cultural and communication studies
• The interest in contemporary communication is at the heart of our enterprise, though always with a focus on how the media deploy their affordances to communicative and social effect
• There is a strong family-ethos within the department. Personal interaction with our students is at the heart of what we do
• We have exciting partnerships with industry, arts and key creative venues both in the city and internationally and they collaborate with us as part of the programme offer
• Ranked 4th in the sector for outstanding (4*) research impact, with 100% of our impact classified as either outstanding (4*) or very considerable (REF 2021)
• Our programmes address a wide range of questions about the modern media industry, news, communication and social interaction in a lively and creative environment
• Our internationally-acclaimed research is casting innovative light on many aspects of the discipline and engaging with the very latest topics, such as social media, populism, artificial intelligence, global media events, fake news and online harassment.

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Careers and employability

The MA Global Media and Politics will provide you with rigorous academic training in the broad interdisciplinary field of political communication studies with a particular focus on the complex relationships between politics, news media, and social media in national and international political life. The professional skills that you will develop will prepare you for a wide range of potential employment areas.

Career support from day one to graduation and beyond

Career planning.

Our Careers Studio and career coaches can provide tailored support for your future plans.

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Employability in your curriculum for a successful transition

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Make meaningful connections with like-minded professionals

Our campus Career Studio is a space for students and graduates to drop into and talk to a career coach. Career coaches are highly trained to help no matter what stage you are at in your career planning. You can access support to find and apply for full-time and part-time roles, placements, internships and graduate schemes. You will also find the help you need if you have a start-up idea or want to create a business plan. You can explore the world of work, prepare for job interviews, and access careers events and workshops. The Career Studio is open Monday to Friday from 10am-5pm, simply drop in at a time that works for you.

We develop our programmes with employers in mind. You will be supported to enhance your long-term employment prospects as you learn. We do this by exposing you to professionals, a variety of sectors and supporting you to work collaboratively with others to develop transferable skills. You are equipped with a clearer view of what to focus on in your area of interest, and to reflect on your studies. Our digital employability tools give you a tech-enhanced curriculum experience and make it easy for you to prepare for the world of work. You can use tools like the Handshake platform to connect with employers and message the Career Studio 24/7.

You can start building good professional networks by attending events and employability activities. Our events are designed to develop your skills and expose you to many different employers, as well as to help you make contacts in your field. We help you improve your confidence when speaking to employers and give you access to unique opportunities. Our networking events also boost your understanding of the competencies and skills that employers are looking for in their recruitment process, giving you a competitive edge.

Your future

Given the strong focus on the application of critical reviewing skills, presentation skills, data analysis, theory and data-driven problem solving, teamwork, as well as research design and implementation, the MA is particularly well matched for you if you’re looking to pursue career in social scientific research, professional political communication, news journalism, as well as advocacy and consultancy work.

If you wish to continue your academic studies you will find a supportive and nurturing research environment that prepares you well for doctoral-level research activities. Career pathways that follow this route include employment in higher education (teaching and/or research), or teaching at secondary and further education levels.

Fees and funding

Your tuition fees, funding your studies, and other costs to consider.

Tuition fees

Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching and assessment, operating facilities such as libraries, IT equipment, and access to academic and personal support.

• You can pay your tuition fees in instalments .
• All or part of your tuition fees can be funded by external sponsorship .
• International applicants who accept an offer of a place will need to pay a tuition fee deposit .

If you're a UK national, or have settled status in the UK, you may be eligible to apply for a Postgraduate Loan worth up to £12,167 to help with course fees and living costs. Learn more about paying for your studies. .

Additional costs

We understand that budgeting for your time at university is important, and we want to make sure you understand any course-related costs that are not covered by your tuition fee. This could include buying a laptop, books, or stationery.

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Postgraduate Global Advancement Scholarship

If you’re an international student starting this course with us from September 2024, you could be eligible to receive a discount of £5,000 off your master’s tuition fees, if you haven’t studied with us before.

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If you’re a Mexican student joining a master’s degree, you could be eligible to apply for a 30% discount on your tuition fees with a CONACYT Award.

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If you’re a USA student joining a master’s degree, you can apply to be considered for a tuition fee discount of £20,000 with a Fulright Scholarship. One Fulbright Scholarship for master’s study is available in each academic year.

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Entry requirements

The qualifications and exam results you'll need to apply for this course.

English language requirements

You'll need to demonstrate competence in the use of English language, unless you’re from a majority English speaking country .

We accept a variety of international language tests and country-specific qualifications .

You'll need to demonstrate competence in the use of English language, unless you’re from a majority English speaking country.

We accept a variety of international language tests and country-specific qualifications.

International applicants who do not meet the minimum required standard of English language can complete one of our Pre-Sessional English courses to achieve the required level.

You'll need to demonstrate competence in the use of English language, unless you’re from a majority English speaking country

PRE-SESSIONAL ENGLISH

Do you need to complete a Pre-Sessional English course to meet the English language requirements for this course?

The length of Pre-Sessional English course you’ll need to take depends on your current level of English language ability.

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Pre-sessional English

If you don’t meet our English language requirements, we can use your most recent IELTS score, or the equivalent score in selected other English language tests , to determine the length of Pre-Sessional English course you require.

Use the table below to check the course length you're likely to require for your current English language ability and see whether the course is available on campus or online.

If you’ve completed an alternative English language test to IELTS, we may be able to use this to assess your English language ability and determine the Pre-Sessional English course length you require.

Please see our guide to Pre-Sessional English entry requirements for IELTS 6.5, with writing at 6.5, and no component below 6.0, for further details.

About our entry requirements

Our entry requirements may change from time to time both according to national application trends and the availability of places at Liverpool for particular courses. We review our requirements before the start of the new application cycle each year and publish any changes on our website so that applicants are aware of our typical entry requirements before they submit their application.

We believe in treating applicants as individuals, and in making offers that are appropriate to their personal circumstances and background. Therefore the offer any individual applicant receives may differ slightly from the typical offer quoted on the website.

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University of Liverpool ‘Communication & Media’ Master & PhD Research Degree 2021

Opportunity details.

• Opportunity ID 96055
• Degree Master PH.D
• Language Requirement TOEFL IELTS
• Fields of study arts and humanities
• Opportunity Type : Self Funded
• Duration 2-6 years
• Gender Male Female
• Language of Instruction English

Opportunity Description

Program overview.

The Department of Communication and Media, School of Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Liverpool offers postgraduate research degrees in communication and media to both UK and international applicants. The host department is one of the university’s top research sections, providing cutting-edge research related to the most key areas of inquiry in this important field. Hence, if you would like to experience study and research at the university, do apply!

Quick details

Application deadline: Open all year round

Location: UK

Subject areas: Arts and Humanities

The department offers the following facilities to scholars:

• Significant library facilities.
• Opportunities for interdisciplinary contributions if you’re completing a research degree research methods training of high quality.
• A frequent program of communication and media seminars open to everyone.
• An annual PGR conference, usually conducted in May, for research students available to all.
• Suitable facilities for students with extra needs, including English language support and adaptive and assistive technologies.

Program structure

Research in the Department of Communication and Media, University of Liverpool, is undertaken within four research groups with an interest in common in the critical, interdisciplinary analysis of various modes of mediated communication across social spaces and fields.

• The Culture, Space, and Memory
• The Discourse & Society
• The Media, Politics, and Society
• Screen & Film Studies

Study choices and fees

  The department especially welcomes research proposals that fit with those of its researchers, including:

• Media in humanitarian crises; media and human rights; media coverage of migration and free movement across Europe;
• Latin American culture and the connection between politics and aesthetics; modern photography;
• Rhetoric, policy frameworks, and methodologies that capture the impact and legacy of large-scale urban interventions and events
• Broadcasting history, institutions, and their programming; film and television documentary, television current affairs programming
• Science fiction, fantasy, and ‘cult’ TV and film; Public Relations and promotional cultures with a particular interest in social media;
• Gender, political communication, and news media and how they intersect
• The moral function of communication; conceptions of home, identity and belonging in communicative capitalism
• Critical discourse studies of populist political communication; the intersection of politics and the media as key carriers of public imaginaries of social reality
• Experimental, oppositional, marginal, and other alternative filmmaking histories and practices; the work of Andy Warhol and other artist-filmmakers
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James' PhD research approaches burials from the early Anglo-Saxon period with the perspective that transness is not a modern phenomenon, but a physical and emotional state that can be recognised in a variety of historical cultures.

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Dates of employment: Summer 2024 through Spring 2025  (Approx. July 29, 2024 – May 2, 2025)   This appointment is renewable per semester at the discretion of your supervisor. 

To apply , please email Liz Holland ( [email protected] ) by July 1, 2024 before 5:00 p.m. MT with 1) your resume 2) your portfolio (this could be a website, Tumblr, social media account, etc.) and 3) your submission to the prompt below:  

MENV Social Media Post  

Please create an Instagram post and caption (adhering to CU Boulder Brand Guidelines) for the following:  

Event: MENV New Student Orientation   Dates: August 22 – 23, 2024  Time: All day  Location: SEEC and Main Campus   Audience: newly admitted students, current students, faculty, and staff  Please submit this as a file with the naming convention [YourLastName]MENVNSOInstagramPost. 

Who We Are:  

The Masters of the Environment (MENV) Graduate Program at the University of Colorado Boulder is an interdisciplinary professional master’s degree that equips students with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to address complex environmental challenges in the 21st century. 

The MENV program prepares students to become leaders in a wide range of industries, including consulting, planning, energy, natural resources, sustainability, and more. Through a comprehensive approach to professional education, MENV students learn to understand and address, through a systems lens, the human dimensions of environmental challenges.   

Students simultaneously gain valuable professional experience working with an external client organization embedded within a natural, scientific, and entrepreneurial ecosystem that is unrivaled anywhere in the world.   

 What We Are Seeking:   

The MENV Graduate Program is seeking an MENV student who is a self-starter with relevant professional experience and an excellent creative eye to help support student marketing and enrollment efforts. The Marketing and Media Graduate Assistant will report directly to the Enrollment and Marketing Manager.  

What Your Responsibilities Will Be:  

Marketing and Media Tasks (70%)  

Social Media Management  

Post 2-3 posts each week on all MENV social media platforms, including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn  

Create engaging content for all MENV social media platforms 

Manage MENV social media platforms (respond to direct messages, comment on posts where MENV is tagged, repost content pertinent to MENV, etc)  

Marketing  

Support Enrollment and Marketing Manager to further establish MENV’s brand identity 

Work closely with Enrollment and Marketing Manager to create new campaigns for MENV’s marketing vendor 

Update MENV emails with new content to increase engagement from prospective students 

Content Creation 

Continue to build photo and video content database 

Individually create or collaborate with other students to create MENV web content such as articles/blogs, videos, etc.  

Take photos and videos at MENV events 

Research potential marketing avenues for MENV and conduct outreach, including listservs, regional organizations and professional societies, graduate fairs and events, and opportunities in the cities that the Admissions Team travels for off-campus recruitment  

Explore best practices for higher education marketing 

Shared Responsibilities (15%)  

Support Enrollment and Marketing GSA with  

Weekly emails 

Provide event support at virtual and in-person information sessions, Open House, Admitted Students Weekend, etc.  

Each student employee working with the Enrollment and Marketing Manager will also determine a self-guided project (with the approval of the Enrollment and Marketing Manager) that they will work on over the duration of their time in the role. This project can be collaborative or done individually  

Self-Assessments will be completed three times a semester to identify strengths, growing edges (spaces for improvement), goals, and progress towards said goals 

Miscellaneous administrative tasks for MENV faculty/staff 

Provide general office and administrative support as needed to the Enrollment and Marketing Manager 

Flex Tasks (15%)  

Supervisors of MENV Student Employees will share tasks in which any MENV Student Employee can claim as part of their flex tasks. This provides the opportunity for MENV Student Employees to work on a diversity of projects and with different MENV faculty and staff. Examples include ongoing research projects, program evaluations, content production, event planning, program operations, recruitment, etc.      

Tasks will be shared and claimed/assigned either through an online project management tool or during the monthly MENV Student Employee Team Meetings.  Flex tasks should not be prioritized over Marketing and Enrollment -specific tasks. 

Brief Timeline of Marketing Work 

July – August   

Onboarding and building familiarity with MENV brand and guidelines 

Creation of sample MENV posts/content  

Feedback sessions 

Weekly meetings with Enrollment and Marketing Team  

September – December  

Minimum two social media post per week on all platforms (excluding Fall Break) 

Photo and video capturing at various events (New Student Orientation, Welcome Back Week, Capstone Poster Session, Open House, Capstone Symposium, etc.) 

Answering weekly emails  

On-campus information sessions on Friday mornings  

Virtual information sessions on Tuesday evenings  

Planning and executing Open House (October 18, 2024)  

Miscellaneous prospective student visits  

Weekly meetings with Enrollment and Marketing Team 

December – February  

Minimum two social media post per week on all platforms (excluding Winter Break) 

Photo and video capturing at various events (Welcome Back Week, etc.) 

On-campus information sessions  

Virtual information sessions  

Preparation of processes and resources for admitted students  

Planning Admitted Students Weekend (April 4, 2024) 

February – May 

Minimum two social media post per week on all platforms (excluding Spring Break) 

Photo and video capturing at various events (Graduation, Admitted Students Weekend, etc.) 

On-campus information sessions 

Preparation of processes and resources for Admitted Students Weekend 

Planning and executing Admitted Students Weekend (April 4, 2025)  

What We Require:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university  

Proficient in MS Office Suite 

Experience using the following:  

Photo Editing Software (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom) 

Video Editing Software (CapCut, Adobe Premiere) 

Graphic Design Software (Adobe Illustrator, Canva) 

Proficient in using Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn 

What You Will Need:

A creative eye and an attention to detail 

Knowledge of how to adhere to brand guidelines  

Excellent organizational skills    

The ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team   

Experience navigating and reporting sensitive issues or information with good judgment and diplomacy   

Dates of employment:   

Summer 2024 until end of Spring 2025 (July 29, 2024 -May 1, 2025).  

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The hourly wage for this position starts at $21/hour for approximately 15-20 hours per week. Please note that some weeks may require more than 20 hours per week, particularly weeks with recruitment or community events, of which you will have ample advance notice.   

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Media advisory: Top Seedz founder Rebecca Brady to speak at UB CEL graduation

Event marks 20 years of the m&t bank emerging entrepreneurs program.

Brady delivering her $1 million-winning Top Seedz pitch at the 43North competition in 2021. Photo: Devin Chavanne

By Kevin Manne

Release Date: June 10, 2024

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BUFFALO, N.Y. —  More than 100 local business owners will gather to celebrate their work and commitment to becoming stronger entrepreneurs at a ceremony honoring graduates of two programs from the University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL). 

Who:  30 graduates from the CEL Core program and 75 graduates from the M&T Bank Emerging Entrepreneurs program , along with key supporters, advisory board members and community stakeholders. 43North winner Rebecca Brady, founder of Top Seedz and 2018 alumna of the Emerging Entrepreneurs program, will deliver the keynote address.

What:  This graduation marks a significant milestone for the Emerging Entrepreneurs program as it celebrates 20 years of fostering entrepreneurial achievement. Top Seedz, a local success story, has experienced remarkable growth in the Buffalo region thanks, in part, to Brady’s participation in the Emerging Entrepreneurs program. Brady’s keynote speech will highlight the tangible impact of the CEL on Buffalo’s business landscape.

Why:  The event will celebrate two decades of dedication to nurturing entrepreneurial talent and fostering innovation in our community through the Emerging Entrepreneurs program, which has empowered more than 400 individuals to turn their business dreams into reality, contributing to the economic vitality of the region. And, since 1987, the Core program has enabled graduates to overcome business challenges, create new opportunities and develop meaningful connections in the business community. More than 1,500 CEL alumni employ more than 23,000 Western New Yorkers, and their businesses are worth more than $2.3 billion to the local economy.

When:  June 13 from 5-9 p.m.

Where:  The   Center for the Arts Drama Theatre on UB’s North Campus

Details and Photo Opportunities: 

• 5 p.m. – Graduates arrive and assemble for class picture, taken at 5:45 p.m.
• 5:30 p.m. – Guest registration begins 
• 6 p.m. – Ceremony begins
• 6:15 p.m. – Keynote speech, Rebecca Brady 
• 7:30 p.m. – Ceremony ends, Rebecca Brady available to speak with media 
• 7:30-9 p.m. – Reception in the atrium

Now in its 100th year, the UB School of Management is recognized for its emphasis on real-world learning, community and impact, and the global perspective of its faculty, students and alumni. The school also has been ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes and U.S. News & World Report for the quality of its programs and the return on investment it provides its graduates. For more information about the UB School of Management, visit  management.buffalo.edu .

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