MSc in Global Media and Communications (LSE and Fudan)

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Programme Code: TMGLMECO2

Department: Media and Communications

For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

This programme is part of the **MSc in Global Media and Communications (with Fudan, USC or UCT)**.
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-time programme taken over two calendar years. Students must take courses at LSE as shown below and follow either the programme at Fudan or USC or UCT in Year 2.

**Progression rules:** Progression to Year 2 of the programme will be subject to the satisfactory achievement of the academic requirements of Year 1 at LSE. This means that a student who has failed and/or deferred more than 1 unit cannot proceed to the second year. In such instances the student must sit or resit the required assessment/s and satisfy this progression rule in order to be proceed to year two.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper	Course number, title (unit value)
Year 1 at LSE	Students take a total of three LSE units and a dissertation as shown.
Paper 1	A
	MC408 Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications (0.5) #

	And one of the following 0.5 unit courses: MC4M1 Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis) (0.5)
	MC4M7 Methods of Research in Media & Communications (including Qualitative Analysis & Applied Regression Analysis) (0.5) #

Paper 2	MC411 Media and Globalisation (0.5)

Paper 3	B
	Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: GI422 Transnational Sexual Politics (1.0)
	MC407 International Media and The Global South (0.5) #
	MC416 Representation in the Age of Globalisation (0.5) #
	MC420 Identity, Transnationalism and the Media (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26)
	MC423 Global Media Industries (0.5) #
	MC426 Film Theory and World Cinema (0.5) #
	MC428 Media Culture and Neoliberalism in the Global South (0.5) #
	MC429 Humanitarian Communication: Realities, Challenges and Critiques (0.5) #
	MC433 Technology and Justice (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26)
	MC436 Mediating the Past (0.5) #
	MC437 Media, Data and Social Order (0.5) #
	MC438 Mediated Feminisms (0.5) #
	MC439 Media, Technology, and the Body (0.5) #

Paper 4	C MC499 Dissertation: Media and Communications (1.0)

Year 2 at Fudan
Paper 5	Core and optional courses in Chinese language, culture and media, including:Chinese Language and Culture Applied Communication Issues and ContextsChinese Journalism History, Theory and PracticeChina's media and politics in the context of globalizationCommunicating in China: The Media and PR PerspectivesChinese Indie Films across the Century and Metamorphic Micro CinemaNew Media and Society Theoretical Advances and Chinese ContextStrategic Communication in ChinaApplied Media Management

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# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

A: Paper 1, MC4M7: MY452 is an advanced Applied Regression Analysis course offered by the Department of Methodology and must be taken by students who select MC4M7. Students wishing to select this option need to already have a grounding in quantitative methods and must seek approval from the Programme Director. Approval is also subject to timetabling constraints.

B: Paper 3: Any other MSc-level course which is offered in the School, subject to the consent of the candidate's programme director. NOTE: Students can take no more than one full unit of courses from outside the department of Media and Communications (non MC-prefixed courses).

C: Paper 4, MC499: The dissertation must be between 10,000 and 12,000 words). Passing MC499 is a requirement for passing the programme.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.

MSc in Global Media and Communications (LSE and Fudan)

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