Cyfathrebu Gwleidyddol (MA) (amser llawn) (1 flwyddyn)

Pam astudio’r cwrs hwn

Mae’r cwrs hwn yn ymchwilio i rôl cyfathrebu mewn bywyd gwleidyddol - rôl sy'n prysur esblygu ar lefelau cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol. Mae hefyd yn ystyried sut mae newidiadau fel pwysigrwydd cynyddol ‘swyddogion spin’, gwleidyddiaeth sy'n seiliedig ar ddelwedd, newyddion 24 awr yn llywio gwleidyddiaeth.

Career development

You will improve your practical communications skills, boost your ability to undertake analytical work and deliver project-based research.

PhD primer

This degree is ideally suited to those interested in advanced academic study including those looking to undertake PhD research.

Cardiff central

You’ll be based in Cardiff’s media quarter, close to BBC Cymru/Wales, the UK’s government hub in Wales and a stroll away from the Senedd.

Research excellence

You will study in one of the UK’s leading schools for communications research, classed by the Government as the 2nd best in the UK.

MA Political Communication will deepen your understanding of political communication in national and international contexts and, where relevant, your skills in this field.

You’ll explore the political content of the mass media and deepen your academic and practical understanding of the actors and agencies involved in the production of political news and information

The course examines the impact of media coverage of politics on audiences and explores the interaction between media systems and political systems including government media policy, censorship, regulation and ownership

You’ll be equipped with the research and study skills necessary to carry out project-based professional and academic research.

The course explores the rapidly evolving role of communication in political life, both nationally and internationally, and examines how changes such as the increasing importance of new online and social media platforms, image-based politics, and the globalisation of media are shaping politics.

MA Political Communication looks at the influence of actors in the political communications process, including politicians, journalists and citizens by drawing on cutting edge research and case studies.

This course is suitable for those interested in an advanced academic study of political communication or a career in political communication, as well as those already working in political communication, political parties, government agencies and bodies, statutory and voluntary organisations and the mass media.

It is also suitable for people looking to undertake PhD research in political communication.

Ble byddwch yn astudio

Yr Ysgol Newyddiaduraeth, Y Cyfryngau a Diwylliant

Rydym yn darparu amgylchedd ysgolheigaidd er mwyn i chi fagu'r wybodaeth a'r sgiliau sydd eu hangen ar gyfer eich maes penodol yn y cyfryngau.

Gofyn cwestiwn
+44(0)29 2087 4786
Caerdydd, CF10 1FS

Meini prawf derbyn

Cwrs trosi yw hwn. Mae cyrsiau trosi yn eich galluogi i astudio pwnc nad yw'n gysylltiedig â'ch gradd israddedig neu'ch gyrfa bresennol, a'ch cefnogi gyda newid gyrfa. Nid oes angen gwybodaeth na gradd flaenorol yn y pwnc.

Applicants will need to complete an online applications form which will then be considered by an admissions tutor.

Applicants should possess a higher education degree of at least lower second class honours (2:2), or a non-UK qualification recognised by the University as being equivalent to this. This requirement may be waived for candidates with relevant professional qualifications or experience.

In addition, applicants whose first language is not English must obtain an IELTS score of at least 7.0 (to include 6.0 in each sub-score), or an equivalent English language qualification. However, applicants with an IELTS score of 6.5 (to include 4.0 in each sub-score) will be considered provided they undertake and successfully complete the University’s ten-week pre-sessional English course.

You will be asked to provide references in support of their application, one of which will need to be from previous academic study.

Applications are considered throughout the year.

Rhagor o wybodaeth am ofynion Iaith Saesneg.

Mae'n rhaid i ymgeiswyr sydd angen Fisa myfyriwr i astudio yn y DU gyflwyno cymhwyster iaith Saesneg derbyniol er mwyn bodloni gofynion UKVI (Fisâu a Mewnfudo y DU).

Euogfarnau troseddol

You are not required to complete a DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check or provide a Certificate of Good Conduct to study this course.

If you are currently subject to any licence condition or monitoring restriction that could affect your ability to successfully complete your studies, you will be required to disclose your criminal record. Conditions include, but are not limited to:

access to computers or devices that can store images
use of internet and communication tools/devices
curfews
freedom of movement
contact with people related to Cardiff University.

Strwythur y cwrs

This is a year-long Master’s course combining core and optional modules.

Throughout the Autumn and Spring semesters, robust method training will be provided in order to enhance your research skills that will be assessed in your Masters dissertation.

As part of a core Autumn module, you be introduced to the practice of political communication by placing the profession into its societal and media contexts. The dual emphasis on practical matters and their underpinning theory and ethics have been designed to help you develop an appreciation of how political communication practitioners interact with the media and the wider community, and how they have become a significant factor in shaping world events.

Mae'r modiwlau a ddangosir yn esiampl o'r cwricwlwm arferol. Byddant yn cael eu hadolygu cyn blwyddyn academaidd 2021/22. Bydd y modiwlau terfynol yn cael eu cyhoeddi erbyn mis Medi 2021.

Modiwlau craidd ar gyfer blwyddyn un

Teitl modiwl	Côd modiwl	Credydau
Introduction to Political Communication	MCT506	20 credydau
Putting Research into Practice 1	MCT533	20 credydau
Putting Research into Practice 2	MCT534	20 credydau
Electoral Behaviour, Public Opinion and the Media	MCT535	10 credydau
Debates and Concepts in Media and Communications	MCT565	20 credydau
Media and Political Understanding	MCT566	10 credydau
Project Based Dissertation	MCT444	60 credydau

Modiwlau opsiynol ar gyfer blwyddyn un

Teitl modiwl	Côd modiwl	Credydau
Media Law	MCT467	10 credydau
Global Crisis Reporting	MCT494	10 credydau
Reporting Health and Science	MCT498	10 credydau
Politics of Global Communication	MCT532	20 credydau
Social Media and Politics	MCT540	10 credydau
Public Relations, Offline and Online	MCT567	10 credydau
Digital Economy, Digital Labour	MCT568	10 credydau
In the Editor's Chair	MCT588	20 credydau
Reporting Business, Finance and Economics	MCT589	20 credydau
Citizen Media: Digital Storytelling	MCT590	20 credydau
Communicating Causes	MCT591	20 credydau
EMERGING JOURNALISM	MCT592	20 credydau
Datafied Society	MCT593	20 credydau

Mae'r Brifysgol wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu amrywiaeth eang o opsiynau modiwl lle’n bosibl. Ond byddwch yn ymwybodol er y byddwn yn gwneud pob ymdrech i gynnig dewis, gall hyn gael ei gyfyngu mewn rhai amgylchiadau. Y rheswm am hyn yw'r ffaith mai dim ond nifer cyfyngedig o leoedd sydd ar gael ar rai modiwlau, a gaiff eu dyrannu ar sail y cyntaf i'r felin. Mae'n ofynnol i fodiwlau eraill sicrhau isafswm nifer o fyfyrwyr cyn gallu eu cynnal, er mwyn gwneud yn siŵr y gellir cyflwyno addysg o ansawdd priodol. Gall modiwlau gael eu cyfyngu oherwydd gwrthdaro yn yr amserlen hefyd, ac er bod y Brifysgol yn ymdrechu i amharu cyn lleied â phosibl ar eich dewis, byddai'n syniad da i chi ofyn am gyngor gan yr Ysgol berthnasol am y dewisiadau modiwl sydd ar gael.

Dysgu ac asesu

Sut y caf fy addysgu?

You will be taught through a mixture of lectures and seminars, which complement the academic nature of the course.

Sut y caf fy asesu?

You will be assessed through a range of formative and summative assessments throughout the course. The main method of assessment on this programme is course work.

Sut y caf fy nghefnogi?

You will be allocated a Personal Tutor, for help and support with academic and pastoral needs, who is available when needed to discuss progress, provide advice and guidance.

You will be supported by the Student Support services in the school and through wider university resources.

You will have regular tutorials with programme directors/personal tutors as well as the opportunity to meet with module co-ordinators on request.

Feedback

Feedback is provided at each assessment point for summative assessments, formative feedback is provided in practical sessions and throughout teaching.

Pa sgiliau y byddaf yn eu hymarfer a’u datblygu?

You will develop a range of skills in political communication, useful both for the academic study of the discipline but also more generic ‘employability skills.’

Drawing on written and oral communication skills, the programme will require you to demonstrate an application of the concepts and terminology used in political communication scholarship to identify, evaluate and interpret issues related to both the theory and practice of the discipline.

In doing so, the skills you will practise and develop will involve:

presenting ideas clearly and persuasively
organising and structuring arguments to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of political communication.

The employability skills honed on this programme can be transferred to practise and develop political communication in a wide range of contexts.

Ffioedd dysgu

Myfyrwyr o'r DU

Ffioedd Dysgu (2021/22)	Blaendal
£9,450	Dim

Myfyrwyr o'r UE, AEE a'r Swistir

Bydd gwladolion yr UE, yr AEE a'r Swistir sy'n dechrau yn 2020/21 yn talu'r un ffioedd dysgu â myfyrwyr y DU drwy gydol eu cwrs.

Os ydych chi'n wladolyn o'r UE/AEE neu'r Swistir, oni bai eich bod yn gymwys i gael statws ffioedd y DU, bydd ffioedd dysgu ar gyfer 2021/22 yn unol â'r ffioedd a godir ar fyfyrwyr rhyngwladol. Mae UKCISA wedi darparu gwybodaeth am Brexit a ffioedd dysgu.

Myfyrwyr o weddill y byd (rhyngwladol)

Ffioedd Dysgu (2021/22)	Blaendal
£17,450	£1,000

Rhagor o wybodaeth am ffioedd dysgu a blaendaliadau, gan gynnwys ar gyfer myfyrwyr rhan-amser a pharhaus.

Cymorth ariannol

Gallai cymorth ariannol fod ar gael ar gyfer unigolion sy'n bodloni rhai meini prawf. Cewch ragor o wybodaeth yn ein hadran arian. Dim ond hyn a hyn o gymorth ariannol y gall y ffynonellau hyn eu cynnig, felly ni allwn warantu y bydd pawb sy'n bodloni'r meini prawf yn cael arian.

Costau ychwanegol

Costau byw

Rydym wedi ein lleoli yn un o ddinasoedd mwyaf fforddiadwy y DU. Rhagor o wybodaeth am gostau byw yng Nghaerdydd.

Gyrfaoedd graddedigion

Graduates of this course are employed in a range of occupations, such as campaign and press officers, researchers for political parties and institutions, business management leaders, political consultants, international conference and seminar coordinators and PR officers.

Several graduates have also undertaken PhDs in Political Communication.

Cyfathrebu Gwleidyddol (MA)