英国媒体与传播专业方案
一、 专业介绍
媒体与传播是一个把媒体产品、内容和技术的严格研究与所需的创造性技能相结合的专业。学生将采取跨
学科的方法来发展对媒体、传播、文化、政治、权力、商业、营销和创造力的监督。媒体与传播专业从性
质上兼跨人文学科与社会科学,其研究以往主要是围绕大众传媒的新闻传播而展开的。将探索思想、信仰
和价值观在媒体生产和消费中的作用;还将了解媒体产品和内容如何使我们能够跨全球市场和文化边界进
行创造性和有效的沟通;将考虑媒体如何为新的专业实践提供信息并预测未来的发展。
二、 就业前景
新闻类职业
包括报纸、杂志、网站、电视和广播等都属于新闻类,寻找、研究和呈现报道—通过书面文章,或通过广
播,或通过多媒体的一部分。与新闻类职业密切相关的职业包括摄影、制作、编辑等。
文案职业
文案一般工作内容为帮助广告制作标语,为印刷广告和传单制作文字,为电台广告制作广告歌和广告脚本。
该职位需要与各种各样的客户合作,讨论他们的产品和开发活动,还需要与艺术总监和设计师保持密切联
系,及时向制作公司和其他媒体专业人士进行简报,并跟踪活动的结果。
市场营销类职业
营销类职业需要创意和分析技能,包括策划和跟踪活动、进行市场调查、撰写文案、投放广告、与设计师
和印刷商联络、监督营销材料的制作和分发、以及管理预算等主要工作内容。
公共关系类职业
公关的主要目标是管理个人、公司或产品的声誉,所以这一职业需要各种形式的媒体和沟通工具来建立、
维护和管理客户的声誉,职责还包括公共监督宣传,以及对与客户相关的主题进行研究。
电影和电影制作类职业
电影和电影制作领域有大量与媒体相关职业,可以做电视记者或主持人,成为纪录片制作人、电影导演或
编剧,或者在选角、外景、电影发行等方面工作。也可以在技术方面或制作方面,例如摄像机操作、广播
工程、声音和特效、服装设计、动画、配音等方面的职位。
数码科技发展类职业
该领域的媒体职业包括媒体经理、项目经理、研究工程师、软件工程师、交互设计师等。
媒体与传播专业毕业生也可以考虑从事与国际关系及外交、教育及青年工作、艺术及文化遗产、市场研究、
或者公营机构等相关的职业。
三、 基本必修课程
Approaching Global Media
The module explores interdisciplinary perspectives in order to understand how the media and
communication industries operate. In this module you will gain an overview of the various
disciplinary approaches taken in the academic understanding of the global media. Drawing on
perspectives from Sociology, Cultural and Communication Studies, amongst others, the module
will deepen your understanding of the historical, social and political contexts in which the media
industries are located, and help to shed light on the contemporary landscape in which they
operate.
Creativity, Communication and Technology
In this module you will evaluate the impact of creativity, communication and technology upon
personal, local, national and global issues. Creative media communication is central to most
innovation today, and is an effective way of researching the power of media and exploring new
levels of value creation. The latest research exploring alternative media, community media, digital
media, open source and new communication dynamics will update your understanding. From
crowd sourcing to citizen journalism, mobile connectivity to convergence, peer-to-peer and civic
participation, you will investigate the creative use of communications and technology in the
current globalized media ecology. Engagement with innovative media studies research methods
will provide the tools for investigating global media and communication in more depth.
Research Design
This module aims to prepare you for your Major Project, which is a substantial piece of
independent research on a topic of your choice. The module will equip you with a broad
understanding of relevant research methods from which to select an appropriate approach for
your own project. It will introduce you to ethical dimensions of research. It will equip you to write
an effective proposal (including research questions, rationale, explanation and justification of
research methods, identifying relevant literature and data sources).
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:
The Mediated Self
Marketing and Markets
Media, Policy and Markets
All students will take a total of 3 option modules which also includes their course specific applied
management module. The bespoke applied management module for this MA is Applied
Communication Project. This module gives you the opportunity to apply your learning in practice-
or industry-related contexts.