Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM158: Digital Politics and Policy

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	30	ECTS Value	15
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks)
Academic staff	Professor Alison Harcourt (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	No

This module examines the regulation of the communications sector, encompassing traditional/online press and broadcasting markets, telecommunications, new media markets and the Internet. Emphasis is on comparison of different regulatory modules. Topics include: audiovisual regulation, the EU Digital Single Market; copyright, telecommunications, data protection, privacy policies, fake news, Fintech and cybersecurity. A key focus will be the effects of Brexit on the UK. Wider issues of globalisation and the UK’s role in the world will be investigated.

Module created	12/09/2018	Last revised	08/10/2020