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POSTGRADUATE REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES 2012 - 2013
THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION
MA in Human Communication
Studies
(Two years part-time) 40 credits
Degree Requirements
A recognised and appropriate undergraduate degree and/or
graduate diploma from UWI or other tertiary institutions.
Students must complete 3 core courses and 2 project courses.
Content and Sequence
Part 1 (12-18 months; 2-3 semesters)
Candidates register for COMS 6000, 6009 and one elective
(20 credits) and other courses as required by their approved
research project and to meet departmental requirements
Semester 1
COMS 6000 Human Communication Theory (MA only) - 6
credits
AND
COMS 6009 Communication Research Methods 1 - 8 credits
year-long: The research proposal - literature
search and draft methodology on selected topic;
bibliography; dummy research method model
schema (MA and MPhil)
Semester 2
COMS 6002 Health Communication Theory - 6 credits (MA /
MPhil) ELECTIVE
OR
COMS 6003 Media, Culture and Society Theory - 6 credits
(MA/MPhil) ELECTIVE
OR
COMS 6004 Organisational and Corporate Communications
Theory - 6 credits (MA/ MPhil) ELECTIVE
AND
COMS 6009 Communication Research Methods 2- continued
year-long: The research proposal - literature
review summary and writing and methodology
presentation: Pilot study on selected topic; ethics
and approval (MA/MPhil)
Semester 3
COMS 7009 Communication Project Research Methods 1 - 8
credits: The research proposal data collection
and analysis; ethics and approval (MA)
Part 2 (12-18 months; semesters 3-4)
Candidates register for COMS 7009 and 7099 (20 credits) and
other courses as required by their approved research project
and to meet departmental requirements
Semester 4
COMS 7009 Communication Project Research Methods 2 -
continued year-long: The research project data
collection and analysis and presentation of findings
oral and written presentation: Abstract, introduction,
discussion and conclusion, appendices; update/
refine literature, methodology and findings
COMS 7099 Communication Project - 12 credits (MA/MPhil)
due by 21 Apr or 21 Dec if extension approved
MPhil in Human Communication
Studies
Degree Requirements
A recognised BA or MA from UWI or other tertiary institutions, or
satisfactory completion of specified aspects of the coursework
for the MA in Human Communication Studies at UWI. Students
must complete 3 core courses, 2 research seminars and a thesis
Content and Sequence
Part 1 (12-18 months; 2-3 semesters)
Candidates register for COMS 6001, 6009 and one elective
(26 credits) and other courses as required by their approved
research proposal and to meet departmental requirements
Semester 1
COMS 6001 Topics in Language and Communication
Research - 12 credits:
Three Reading Areas/Topics and Review of
Research and History of Topics (MPhil only)
AND
COMS 6009 Communication Research Methods 1 - 8 credits:
The research proposal - literature search and draft
methodology on selected topic; bibliography;
dummy research method model schema (MA
and MPhil)
Semester 2
COMS 6002 Health Communication Theory - 6 credits (MA/
MPhil) ELECTIVE
OR
COMS 6003 Media, Culture and Society Theory - 6 credits
(MA/MPhil) ELECTIVE
OR
COMS 6004 Organisational and Corporate Communications
Theory - 6 credits (MA/MPhil) ELECTIVE
AND
COMS 6009 Communication Research Methods 2 - continued
year-long: The research proposal - literature
review summary and writing and methodology
presentation: Pilot study on selected topic; ethics
and approval (MA/MPhil)
Semester 3
GRSM 7000 Research Seminar 1 (MPhil/PhD)
Part 2 (12-18 months; 2-3 semesters)
Semester 4
COMS 7009 Communication Project Methods 2: The
research project data collection and analysis
and presentation of findings oral and written
presentation: Abstract, introduction, discussion
and conclusion, appendices; update/refine
literature, methodology and findings
COMS 7099 Communication Project (MA/MPhil) due by Apr
21 or Dec 21 if extension approved
GRSM 7000/
8000 Research Seminar 2 (MPhil/PhD)