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You will take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation. This is in addition to the compulsory courses in gender theory, media and communication, and gender and media representation. You will also choose a course from a range of options. (* denotes a half unit) Gender Theories in the Modern World: An Interdisciplinary Approach* Enables you to become familiar with the fullest range of gender theories with particular attention to the intersections of gender, sexuality and race. Gender and Media Representation* Critically examines gender in a range of different media. Dissertation An independent research project of 10,000 words on an approved topic of your choice. Either Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications I (Key concepts and interdisciplinary approaches)* Addresses key theoretical and conceptual issues in the study of media and communications, within a broadly interdisciplinary social science perspective. Or Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications II (Processes of communication in modern life)* Examines key concepts and critical perspectives on the processes of communication that underpin social, economic and institutional relations across disperse spheres of modern life. One from: Methods of Research in Media and Communications (including Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis)* Provides a general training in research methods and techniques including research design and the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Gender, Knowledge and Research Practice* Maps the history of debates about gender and feminist research, and asks what difference it makes to take gender as the subject or object of research. Qualitative Research With Non-Traditional Data* Examines methods for collecting and analysing data which are not primarily textual or linguistic, and how these can be integrated into qualitative research. Course to the value of one half unit from a range of options