[FoME] London School of Economics: MSc Media, Communication and Development

[Christoph Dietz]

Von der Website der London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 11.9.2007:

"NEW for 2008: MSc Media, Communication and Development 

In October 2007 we will start considering applications for our new MSc Media, Communication and Development, which offers an advanced interdisciplinary education and training in contemporary theory and research in the field of media and communications and its application in low income country contexts. The first intake will start in October 2008.  

This programme aims to: 

- Provide an opportunity to critically examine the intersection of the fields of media and communications and development research; 
- Provide a research training for students wishing to go on to MPhil/PhD research in the media, communication and development field and for entry to a variety of media, communication and development-related careers; 
- Enable students to develop an understanding of a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of media and communication in low income country contexts; 
- Allow flexibility for students to pursue particular topics of interest in the field of media and communication with an emphasis on issues that arise in low income countries. 

Application forms will be available from October 2007. Programme convenors: Dr. Bart Cammaerts and Professor Robin Mansell."

Folgende Themen sind vorgesehen:

Citizenship and the Media
The Audience in Media and Communications
Contemporary Issues in Media and Communications Regulation
Perspectives on Alternative and Community Media
Media, Technology and Everyday Life
Media and Globalisation
New Media, Information and Knowledge Systems
Media and Communications Regulation in Theory and Practice
Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications (Processes of Mediation, Identity and Change)
Postcoloniality, Globalisation, Media and Communications
Global Political Economy of Development I
Global Political Economy of Development II
Gender and Media Representation
Gender, Knowledge and Research Practice
Globalising Sexualities
Cultural Constructions of the Body
ICT Policy: Theory and Practice
Information Systems for the Public Sector
Democracy and Democratisation in East and South Asia
The State and Political Institutions in Latin America
The Politics of Civil Wars
Democratisation and its Discontents in Southeast Asia
Global Civil Society 
Comparative Democratisation

Weitere Informationen:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/graduateProspectus2008/taughtProgrammes/MScMediaCommunicationandDevelopment.htm