Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM158: Digital Politics and Policy

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	30	ECTS Value	15
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 2 (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 press and broadcasting markets, telecommunications, new media markets and the Internet. Emphasis is on European Union (EU) regulation and its effect upon the direction of national policy. Topics include: EU audiovisual regulation, the Digital Single Market; copyright, telecommunications, data protection and privacy policies. The focus will be the effects of Brexit on the UK and the future development of EU policy. Wider issues of globalisation and the UK’s role in the world will be investigated.

Module created	12/09/2018	Last revised	12/09/2018