IS41300 Media & Communication Thesis

Academic Year 2023/2024

This is a 30-credit module designed to help students develop and write a high-quality
dissertation in media and communications. The module assigns supervisors who will provide
support and guidance to research students throughout the entire process, from choosing a
topic to final submission. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with their
supervisor to refine their research question, methodology, and analysis.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module, students should have a comprehensive understanding of
research in media and communications, including literature review, research design, data
collection, and analysis. They should also have the ability to write a clear, concise, and
well-structured dissertation that makes a contribution to the field. They should achieve
these learning outcomes by carrying out cogent, critical, and independent research and will
be able to demonstrate the following:
• Identify a specific research problem
• Develop research questions and hypotheses
• Devise a research design for answering specific research questions
• Identify, retrieve, and evaluate research findings in the published literature
• Carry out a comprehensive literature review on the topic
• Engage with relevant work using a bibliographic style (e.g., APA 7h)
• Design a research project with justification for methodology/approach
• Create a realistic timeline for their research project
• Collect, curate, and manage research data
• Critically discuss the findings of the thesis work
• Write, edit, structure, and proof-read a thesis

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Media & Communication Thesis
The module is based on active learning through research, writing, and presentation tasks.
The module relies on a student-centered approach that emphasizes independent research,
critical thinking, and reflective practice. Students will work together with their supervisor
to carry out their thesis project, which should address a specific research problem and/or
specialism relevant to the student and the member of staff. Students will be able to
approach members of the School’s academic staff to solicit feedback on their work. By
carrying out a research project by themselves, students will develop research skills to apply
them to specific research problems relevant to the topic, from both theoretical and
empirical perspectives. Central to this module are the one-on-one meetings that students
will have with their supervisor to discuss their progress and receive guidance. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: Thesis Unspecified n/a Other No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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