LT995-7-FY-CO:
Journalism Dissertation
2024/25
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
80
27 March 2024
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
LT901
(none)
(none)
MA P50012 International Journalism,
MA P50024 International Journalism
The MA International Journalism offers students the option of a practice or academic track for their dissertation. For students taking the academic track, the Journalism Dissertation is the culmination of the MA International Journalism. It gives students the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their skills as an academic researcher as they devise and investigate their own topic with a written academic dissertation of 15,000 words (excluding bibliography and footnotes) on an issue of contemporary relevance in journalism studies.
The aims of the dissertation are to demonstrate:
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the selected research topic.
- The planning and execution of a substantial research project with guidance from a supervisor.
- A sustained, coherent argument based on critical skills.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Conduct effective research.
- Produce work within disciplinary perspectives, using academic conventions.
- Explore, analyse and present a coherent argument in written form, involving a range of information from different sources.
No additional information available.
Supervisory meetings with a Supervisor from the Spring Term onwards.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Journalism Dissertation (15,000 words excluding bibliography and footnotes) |
01/09/2025 |
100% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Reassessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Idrees Ahmad, email: m.i.ahmad@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Idrees Ahmad
LiFTS General Office, email liftstt@essex.ac.uk
Tel. 01206 872626
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Prof William Scott Lucas
University College Dublin
Professor, Clinton Institute
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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