100-311 Media & Communications Research Project

This subject is only available to students enrolled in the BA (Media and Communications) enriched major.

Completion of 100 points in second year of the BA (Media and Communications) Enriched Major.

The Media and Communications Research Project provides students with an opportunity to conduct an extensive analysis of any form of media output, theoretical framework, institutional structure, or mode of reception. Students will deploy, and reflect upon, their selected method/s of analysis and present their findings in a written report. They will be offered guidance throughout the process of conceiving, designing, executing and writing their report. The final written presentation should aim to produce a critical evaluation of the topic with reference to relevant positions of theory and debate, the methods and methodology deployed, as well as their own research practice. On completion of this subject, students will have gained critical insight into their chosen topic, as well as a deeper understanding of the processes, stages and methodological requirements for undertaking successful research in the field of Media and Communications.

Written work totalling 8,000 words.

• A Hansen et al, Mass Communication Research Methods. Macmillan.
• J Stokes, How to Do Media and Cultural Studies. Sage 2003.