Component

MA Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
MA International Journalism options

Year 1, Component 05

LT901-7-FY or LT993-7-SP
LT901-7-FY
Dissertation Preparation: Postgraduate Research and Writing Skills
(20 CREDITS)

Are you ready for your dissertation? Examine a variety of research methods and methodologies, building the research skills and understanding needed to complete your postgraduate-level research project.

LT993-7-SP
Open Source Journalism
(20 CREDITS)

This module starts with traditional investigative research methods--analysing documents, using archives, accessing public records, using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The latter half of the module will focus entirely on cutting-edge, digital open source journalism where you will learn to collect, analyse and document publicly available online information for use in law, advocacy, or journalism.

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