入学要求 Requirements ：
学术要求 Entry requirement:
Entry •A good honours (minimum 2.1) degree in a relevant subject
英语要求 English language requirements:
IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 560, or iBT 83 (applicants whose first language is not English)
学费 Tuition Fees： £9,950
Please note that the fee amounts stated above are for 2011 entry
课程特征 Course Features：
The MA in Media and Globalisation at Nottingham Trent University is an exciting course that will particularly appeal to people who have media-related work experience and those with degrees in social sciences or humanities subjects who want to specialise in the field of media.
This unique course offers a combination of practice-oriented and theoretical modules that cover issues related to media management, the creative industries, media law and globalisation, as well as incorporating study of research methods.
You will be taught by a team with an internationally renowned research reputation, in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 85% of NTU Communication, Culture and Media research was assessed as world leading or international quality. The course has been developed through Nottingham Trent University’s Institute for Cultural Analysis, Nottingham (ICAn). As such, it draws on this wealth of proven research excellence.
课程内容 Course Content：
Study routes
• MA full-time: 12 months
• MA part-time: 24 months
• PgDip full-time: 12 months
• PgDip part-time: 24 months
• PgCert full-time: 9 months
Course content
Approaching Research (40 credits) - including a focus on issues such as social inquiry interpretation, ethnography, ethics, positionality, research questions and design, literature reviews and presenting research.
Media and Globalisation. Theoretical, Practical and Contemporary issues (80 credits)
Following an introduction, the module is organised in four blocks of study: Globalisation, Media Industries, Media Analysis, Experimental audio-visual practice.
A course outline may include the following elements:
• General introduction to the debates on media and globalisation;
• Globalisation as a set of economic, political and cultural processes that facilitate transnational interconnectivity and a powerful discourse mobilized for particular political effects;
• Discussion of a range of theories of global media: critical political economy, cultural studies, institutionalism, media corporations and public policy, and cultural & economic geography;
• Discussion of leading edge thinking in the area of media studies and social theory to explore issues on transnational media spaces, cultures and practices particularly the nexus of the ‘global to the local’ in the ‘mediascape’ – media context and organisations, media text, and media consumption;
• A critical look at the dynamics of various contemporary British Media industries in the wider context of globalisation, with a particular emphasis on the changing nature of production and distribution;
• Experimentation with form and content in the development, production, and exhibition of an audio-visual text.
Dissertation (60 credits) - you will complete a 15,000 word dissertation.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Assessment on the course involves course work, report writing, presentations and group work. The core of the course is structured with no formal examinations.
All candidates for the MA write a dissertation, and prepare work on research methods including an assessed dissertation proposal as part of the research training element of the degree. This varied pattern of assessment reflects the main aim of the course in preparing students for work either in academic, research, analysis or practical policy management fields.
Students who do not wish to write a dissertation for whatever reason are welcome to apply for the postgraduate diploma course. It is straightforward to transfer from the diploma to the full MA course at a later stage if a student decides to progress with a dissertation.
其他 Others
Recent graduates have pursued a range of careers or gone on to doctoral and postdoctoral research. While this course serves as a stand-alone degree, its research focus makes it suitable preparation for doctoral work.