[Air-L] Funding for international students: MA in IR and Global Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University

[Adi Kuntsman]

Deareveryone, please spread the word to anyone who might be interested in applyingfor this programme

Weare proud to announce that our successful MA in International Relations andGlobal Communications (https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/course/ma-international-relations-and-global-communications/)is offering scholarships of up to £3,000 to international students applying forfull time study for September 2021. Details of the scholarship are here:  https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/international/before-you-apply/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-funding/scholarships 

Furtherinformation about the MA: The relationship between politics and communications hasnever been more dynamic or more important than it is today. Digital media,particularly social media, is fundamentally changing the terrain of politics.This course allows you to study those interactions within an interdisciplinaryenvironment, drawing on research and expertise from the fields of politics,international relations, information and communications, journalism andlinguistics. You will study media and communications theory, plus thehistorical development of international relations and key issues incontemporary global politics, becoming an expert in how new communicationtechnologies shape societies, politics and individual lives.
Furtherinformation about funding: 
·Applicants must hold an offer for a full, taught Masters course (180 credits)at Manchester Metropolitan University.
·This offer is only available for programmes commencing in September 2021 orJanuary 2022.
·Eligible applicants who achieve a UK First Class degree, or the internationalequivalent, in their undergraduate studies will be awarded a £3,000Scholarship. ·Eligible applicants with a degree classification which is lower than a UK FirstClass degree, or the international equivalent, in their undergraduate degreewill be awarded a £2,000 Scholarship.


Dr Adi Kuntsman, Reader in Digital Politics 
Programme Leader, MA in International Relations and Global Communications 
Coordinator, PhD pathway in Digital Politics
Department of Politics | Manchester Metropolitan University 
Geoffrey Manton Building|  Manchester | M15 6LL| Web| 
Online office hours (term time only): 
Thursday 1-2pm and Friday 4-5pm on Teams (chat or call).

Latest publications: 
--“Reverberation, Affect and Digital Politics ofResponsibility”, 
in Boler and Davis, AffectivePolitics of Digital Media: 
Propaganda by Other Means, Routledge.
--“Environmentalmedia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic”, 
rapid response special issue of Journal of Environmental Media 
(co-edited with Becky Alexis-Martin and Liu Xin)