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Postgraduate Course Maps 2012/13

Journalism (MA) - Full Time - Course Map

  • Course Code: JOP
  • Course Leader: Frances Eames
  • Senior Tutor(s):
Each module taken by a student has a credit value (measured in Credit Accumulation and Transfer [CAT] points). Approximately 10 hours of total study time is required per CAT credit. A full-time year is equivalent to 180 CATs for students on a Postgraduate course. To achieve a postgraduate award a student must accumulate a particular number of CATs at Level 7 as illustrated below: Masters Degree: 180 CATs

Level 7

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
JOP404: Digital Journalism 15
JOP406: MA Project 60
MEC407: Theory and Analysis 30
To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 30 credits from the following:
JOP402: Practical Journalism 30
MEC402: Media and Creative Industries 30
To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 45 credits from the following:
FSE404: Writing for the Screen 15
JOP403: Work Based Study 15
JOP405: Global News and Communications 15
MEC403: Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries 15
MEC404: Community Media 15
MEC405: Festivals Management 15
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