[Air-L] MA in International Relations and Global Communication (with focus on the Internet and digital media)
Adi Kuntsman
adi_kuntsman at yahoo.com
Wed Aug 20 06:32:27 PDT 2014
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
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