UPDATED: 16 October, 2009
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Department of Media and Communication
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
Tel: 0116 252 3863
Fax: 0116 252 5276
E-mail: mediacom@le.ac.uk
Website: www.le.ac.uk/mediacom/
One year full-time. We also offer an MA New Media and Society via distance learning study.
October each year.
At least a good second class honours degree in any discipline, though a Social Science degree would be particularly relevant, from an institution recognised by the University. Applicants who do not have a first degree,
but who can demonstrate other relevant qualifications and/or experience may also be considered.
To provide students with a comprehensive grounding in the development of new media technologies, their applications, and their political, social and psychological impact. Legal, regulatory, social and cultural issues linked to the internet will all form part of the course content. It will focus on new media-related developments that have occurred all round the world. The course will further examine real-world applications of the internet in different contexts and consider different theoretical perspectives for understanding the adoption, use and impact of information and communication technologies.
Teaching is by a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials. Assessment is by means of essays, research methods assignments and a dissertation of 15,000-18,000 words.
Media and Communication Distance Learning Courses
MA New Media and Society Distance Learning