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Media Practice for Development and Social Change at University of Sussex - UCAS

University of Sussex

Degree level: Postgraduate

Media Practice for Development and Social Change (Taught)

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

This is a unique course. You will critically analyse development, democratisation processes and social change alongside gaining creative and technical media production skills. You focus on media as tools for global social and political change. There is a a strong emphasis on the role of civil society and alternative media organisations. Social media, citizen journalism, activist media, participatory media and specialised broadcast media are successfully used to inform and engage audiences outside established channels of communication for issues such as:

  • social inequality
  • human rights
  • gender issues
  • environmental change.
You’ll have 24-hour access to the latest professional-grade equipment and post-production facilities. Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most. Critical Perspectives on Development, Media and Social Change Producing Media for Development and Social Change Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. Careers Civil society institutions, social movements and international development agencies increasingly require skilled and creative people to apply digital media technologies in enhancing their capacity to communicate, interact and influence within and across borders. This MA has been developed specifically for those seeking employment in: global or national media industries NGOs and the international voluntary sector international development institutions independent media production companies. Entry requirements You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

Modules

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  • Critical Perspectives on Development, Media and Social Change
  • Producing Media for Development and Social Change
Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research. While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
  • Dissertation option 1: Media Project
  • Dissertation option 2: Written Dissertation
  • Dissertation option 3: Placement with Media Project
  • Dissertation option 4: Placement with Dissertation
  • Activism for Development and Social Justice
  • Activist Media Practice
  • Critical Debates in Environment and Development
  • Doing Gender in Theory and Practice
  • Forced Labour, Trafficking and Global Mobility
  • Knowledge, Power and Resistance
  • Photography: Documentary, Landscape, Politics
  • Podcasting
  • Poverty, Vulnerability and the Global Economy
  • Race, Culture and the Media
  • Short Documentary: Research and Production
Final project Your final project can be an independent media project shot anywhere in the world, a written dissertation or industry experience (eight weeks with a charity, NGO or media company). Previous experiences have been at institutions such as Oxfam, Unicef, the United Nations and WorldGranny.

Entry requirements

Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification can be in any subject. You can also apply for this course if you have relevant work experience or you submit a portfolio of work. For more information about our entry requirements and English language requirements, please visit our website.

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Media Practice for Development and Social Change at University of Sussex - UCAS