[Air-L] MA in International Relations and Global Communication (with focus on the Internet and digital media)

[Adi Kuntsman]

Dear AoiRs,

This migbht be of interest to some of your students - please bring it to their attention
Places available on the new MA programme in International Relations and Global Communicaitons which will start at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) this Autumn
Course details are here http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/2014/12261/


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This programme combines the study of contemporary international 
relations with that of key developments in global communications and 
ICTs. In so doing it adds an extra dimension to the study of 
international relations which provides graduates with deeper insights 
and a wider range of knowledge and skills than those doing traditional 
MAs in International Relations.
We live in a 
communications-saturated world where 24-hour news coverage, access to 
the internet and the use of social media have become the norm for 
millions of people. Global events are instantly reported by the news 
media and analysed and interpreted by them and millions of ordinary 
citizens. These developments challenge the traditionally secretive 
practices of international diplomacy and the ability of governments to 
control information whilst also creating powerful new tools for 
propaganda; they enhance the importance of cultural or `soft’ power in 
international relations and they have also transformed the nature of 
warfare. The objective of this exciting new programme is to equip 
students with a sophisticated understanding of contemporary 
international relations and key developments in ICTs and of the impact 
of the latter upon the former along with the skills to analyse those 
developments effectively.



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Dr. Adi Kuntsman 
Lecturer in Information and Communications 
Manchester Metropolitan University
Geoffrey Manton, Room 437
Rosamond Street West, Manchester M15 6LL
http://adi.kuntsman.googlepages.com