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University of Lincoln Programme Specification - Master of Arts (MA) Science and Environmental Journalism Programme Specification Title: Science and Environmental Journalism Final Award: Master of Arts (MA) With Exit Awards at: Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) Master of Arts (MA) To be delivered from: Level Date Masters or Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) 2014-15 Masters or Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) 2014-15 Masters or Master of Arts (MA) 2014-15 Document Generated on 11 September 2014 Page 1/22
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University of Lincoln Programme Specification - Master of Arts (MA) Science and Environmental Journalism

Programme Specification

Title:

Science and Environmental Journalism

Final Award: Master of Arts (MA)

With Exit Awards at:Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert)Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip)Master of Arts (MA)

To be delivered from:

Level Date

Masters or Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) 2014-15

Masters or Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) 2014-15

Masters or Master of Arts (MA) 2014-15

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Table Of Contents

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 32. Basic Programme Data ............................................................................................................. 43. Programme Description ........................................................................................................... 5

3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 53.2 Aims and Objectives ................................................................................................................ 53.3 Variations to Standard Regulations and Guidance ...................................................................... 8

4. Programme Outcomes ............................................................................................................. 94.1 Knowledge and Understanding ................................................................................................. 94.2 Subject Specific Intellectual Skills .............................................................................................. 94.3 Subject Specific Practical Skills ................................................................................................. 94.4 Transferable Skills and Attributes ............................................................................................. 10

5. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies ................................................................... 115.1. Learning and Teaching Strategy ............................................................................................... 115.2. Assessment Strategy .............................................................................................................. 12

6. Programme Structure ............................................................................................................... 13Appendix I - Curriculum Map ....................................................................................................... 14Appendix II - Assessment Map .................................................................................................... 16Appendix III - Benchmark Analysis ............................................................................................. 19Appendix IV - Benchmark Statements(s) .................................................................................... 21

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1. IntroductionThis document describes one of the University of Lincoln's programmes using the protocols requiredby the UK National Qualifications Framework as defined in the publication QAA guidelines forpreparing programme specifications.

This programme operates under the policy and regulatory frameworks of the University of Lincoln.

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2. Basic Programme DataFinal Award: Master of Arts (MA)

Programme Title: Science and Environmental Journalism

Exit Awards and Titles Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert)Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip)Master of Arts (MA)

Subject(s) Journalism

Mode(s) of delivery Full TimePart Time

Is there a Placement or Exchange? No

UCAS code

Awarding Body University of Lincoln

Campus(es) Lincoln Campus

School(s) School of English & Journalism

Programme Leader Gary Stevens (gstevens)

Relevant Subject Benchmark Statements

Professional, Statutory or Regulatory BodyAccreditation

Programme Start Date 2014-15

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3. Programme Description3.1 Overview

3.2 Aims and ObjectivesThe MA in Science & Environmental Journalism aims to equip students with the full range of skills –practical and intellectual – necessary to work in this growing area of employment. Teaching places ahigh priority on accurate and clear communication. The course provides students with cross-platformhands-on experience in print media, online, radio and TV, with the opportunity to specialise. Thecourse has been designed in recognition of the fact that the broad context within which journalismoperates is one of continual change: in the technology for journalistic production and distribution; inthe structures, ownership and control of media organisations; in the audiences for journalistic content;and in the professional identity of journalists. We aim to equip students to succeed in the digital ageof convergence where journalists must be multi-skilled; but we also value essential values that arecommon to all branches of the industry. In Semester B students have the opportunity of specialisingin a technical platform (print or broadcast) and in subject areas. All students learn online journalismand about the work of correspondents and specialist journalism, with the opportunity to develop theirown fields of interest and content themes. The work outlined above is done in conjunction withstudents on the two other journalism masters programmes - MA in Journalism and MA in SportsJournalism - offering the opportunity for creative team work and intellectual cross fertilisation.

Work experience (‘internships’) are an integral, taught feature of the course; students are providedwith individual careers guidance before and after the placements of their choice. The University ofLincoln is unique in the UK in its ability to provide students who so desire, placements on our owncommunity radio station, Siren FM.

By the end of the course, students will be equipped to apply for jobs as journalists and specialistscience or environment correspondents across a range of print based, online and broadcast media.Alternative employment opportunities lie in the related areas of science and technical writing, publicrelations, business-to-business and corporate communications. In addition, students will havedeveloped analytical and research skills appropriate to work in the fields of science policy oracademic research. For those students who choose to take up reporting work of a more ‘generalist’nature, they will be able to offer a subject specialty and knowledge that is increasingly in demandwithin a range of work areas.

Although there are no QAA benchmarks for masters in journalism, we are conscious of theprofessional benchmarks of accrediting bodies. National standards in UK print journalism arebenchmarked by two bodies – the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and thePeriodical Training Council (PTC). Standards in broadcast journalism are benchmarked by theBroadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC). We favour the last two organisations, as ourconverged approach is better suited to their requirements, as outlined below.

The PTC:The PTC requires that courses include a work placement and should cover:• the production of magazines• publishing of magazines from an editorial and commercial perspective• background to the industry• basic web design

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• wide ranging writing skills in news and features• ability to cover live assignments.

The publishing of magazines and the background to the industry is covered in the module SpecialistReporting and Production. Magazine production and Web Design are also covered in this module.Writing skills and the ability to cover live assignments is handled by a variety of modules includingCore Writing and Core Broadcast in Semester A. 2-3 week placements are organised betweenSemester A and B and during the Easter vacation. The PTC will also scrutinise the ratio of staff tostudents and expect to see some evidence of individual tuition for students. It will expect to seeevidence of employment outcomes for graduates.

BJTC:The BJTC accredits courses using guidelines on:• Facilities and Equipment• Staffing• Key Skills and Voices• Work Placements• Assessment• Professional Skills

In addition, the BJTC details what it describes as “Fundamentals of Journalism” which it regards asessential to all types of course. These are:• How to communicate clearly, succinctly and accurately in the spoken word.• Understanding of the role of the reporter and his/her responsibilities, professional conduct and theplace of personal values.• Understanding of how a newsroom works, its hierarchy, duties, administration and organization,including the impact of different manning and budgetary levels and technical resources.• Understanding of the importance of team-working, and an ability to work within a team.• A thorough grounding in and critical understanding of what news is, news values and the editorialrequirements of different organizations, target audiences, and audience research, outlets,programme schedules, formats and deadlines.• Understanding the structure and function of public administration in the UK, Europe andinternationally.• Understanding, and keeping up to date with, legal, ethical and regulatory restrictions on how areporter works.• How to originate, develop and initiate ideas, in content and treatment, for news stories, into differentnewsroom systems, including the importance of the newsroom diary and forward planning.• How to identify, assess and utilise news sources, including documentary sources and contacts andmonitoring daily news and current affairs.• How to research stories, the use of the internet, the vital importance of accuracy and checkinginformation, techniques of newsgathering and investigative journalism.• Understanding different kinds of stories, how to cover them and how to identify and use supportingmaterial, realistic assessment of stories and "pitching" them to colleagues.• Writing and subbing copy for different broadcast news organizations, different media, differentoutcomes and different formats, accurately, fairly, succinctly and informatively.• Developing interviewing skills, face-to-face, on the telephone, in studio and on location, live andrecorded, 2-ways, including being interviewed.• A thorough understanding of how Health and Safety legislation affects the way a reporter worksand risk assessment including responsibilities towards the production team and the public.

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All these fundamentals are addressed in the core modules of semester A. It is the intention of thecourse team to seek BJTC accreditation for the Broadcast elements of the course once the firstcohort of students has completed their studies.

Internal contexts:The MA in Science & Environmental Journalism will join an existing post-graduate taught programmeoffered in the Faculty of Media, Humanities and Technology, balancing the work of the Faculty andfacilitating the delivery of its mission to offer nationally and internationally recognised innovativeteaching, research and professional programmes. It also addresses the need of the Faculty toprovide high quality post-graduate opportunities to its burgeoning undergraduate population and anumber of Lincoln graduates who have progressed onto the masters course. It is planned that the MAin Science & Environmental Journalism will form part of a portfolio of masters courses within LSJ -the two others being a MA in Sports Journalism and an established MA in Journalism. This willfacilitate shared classes for core (generic) elements and considerable synergy between students witha range of interests and backgrounds.

The Faculty and, within it, the School of Journalism, have particular strengths and interests, bothscholarly and academic, in the study of journalism. In particular:• the history and practice of popular journalism (Prof. John Tulloch, Nick Nuttall), and its comparativehistorical study with French mass circulation newspapers (Dr. Jane Chapman); other aspects ofjournalism history(Dr. Jane Chapman, Prof. John Tulloch, Nick Nuttall)• journalism regulation, conduct and ethics (Prof. Richard Keeble, Richard Orange, Prof. JohnTulloch)• impact of technology on journalism (Prof. Brian Winston)• television documentary (Prof. Brian Winston, Dr. Jane Chapman)

Professor Keeble is editor of Ethical Space, the journal of the Institute of Communication Ethics, andDr. Jane Chapman is on the editorial board of The International Journal of Communication, an Indianjournal. She has also worked on television science programmes, including How! – ITV’s longestrunning children’s series and has produced science and environmental documentaries for Exxon andfor the food and drink industry. Programme leader Gary Stevens has worked on technology andscience programming for the BBC World Service (radio). Professor Keeble and Dr. Chapman havealso both published in the past, and continue to write, a range of journalism textbooks in areascovered by MAJ teaching – print and broadcast practice, ethics, documentary practice, comparativemedia history, inter alia. The LSJ has developed links with professional journalism in India via thesuccessful completion of the Chevening programme in 2007, funded by the Foreign Office. Dr.Chapman has secured funding for 08-09 from the British Academy for a journalism history researchproject. The LSJ has 4 members of staff who were returned in RAE 08: Prof. Keeble, Prof. Tulloch,Dr. Chapman and Dr. Ola Ogunyemi. The course team has joint membership of the Association ofJournalism Education (AJE), represented by Jane Chapman and previously by Ola Ogunyemi, andhas hosted conferences for the AJE and for the Radio Studies Network. A majority of members of thecourse team are practitioners who maintain industry links. Barry Turner writes for New Scientist ,Richard Orange runs a local media consultancy, Bernie Russell works as a freelance editor and webdesigner for the NUJ, Deborah Wilson and John Cafferkey are both freelance broadcast journalistswith BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Gary Stevens is on the casual staff of the BBC, and maintains links withBBC World Service. The course also uses the services of about ten fractional lecturers working for arange of media organisations in Lincolnshire and at national level. For the last 5 years, the

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department/School has run a successful programme of industry speakers, providing weekly inputduring term time from working journalists, editors and broadcasters at national and local level.Famous visitors have included: Phillip Knightley (former Sunday Times Insight journalist, and writeron security services); Bob Satchwell (Society of Newspaper Editors); Libby Purves (broadcaster andnovelist); Tessa Mayes (Panorama journalist, investigative reporter and expert on privacy issues);Roy Greenslade (former Fleet Street Editor and Professor of Journalism, City University); JohnPilger, investigative journalist; visiting professors Dorothy Byrne (head of current affairs, Channel 4)and John Bird (founder, the Big Issue). This programme will include science and environmentaljournalism in the future. The course team is in the process of setting up an advisory group from theworld of science journalism to provide guidance on industry needs and developments.

External Contexts:The MA in Science & Environmental Journalism is positioned within an educational area of significantcontinued growth. The numbers of students studying full-time on media and related bachelor-levelcourses indicate a still increasing pool of potential applicants for higher-level study; concomitantgrowth in numbers (full-time) on taught masters degrees confirms this assumption. In addition, thephenomenal increase in the amount of media coverage of environmental and science coverageindicates the need for working journalists with specialist knowledge of these areas. Too oftenjournalists with no subject knowledge or background are allocated to highly technical stories, andflounder. The result is poor reporting and an often unintentional lack of accuracy and sensationalism.Existing recruitment for the MA in Journalism has proved that there is a demand from students wholive in the region, and want to stay at home for their masters year, usually because of financialconsiderations. This could well prove to be the case for the MA in Science & EnvironmentalJournalism as well.

3.3 Variations to Standard Regulations and GuidanceNone

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4. Programme OutcomesProgramme-level learning outcomes are identified below.

Refer to Appendix I – Curriculum Map for details of how outcomes are deployed across theprogramme.

4.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme a student will have knowledge and understanding of:

1 The discipline of journalism and the range of journalistic genre, in particular science andenvironmental journalism, with a view to developing professional practice and/or furtherresearch in the field.

2 Modes of reporting in print, online and broadcast journalism, in particular science andenvironmental journalism, and relevant techniques for processing and disseminatingjournalistic products in their chosen medium to target audiences.

3 Processes of editorial decision-making within journalistic organisations.

4 The practicalities of journalism production in their chosen medium, particularly in relation totheir chosen speciality of science and environmental journalism.

5 The ethical context in which science and environmental journalism and other forms ofjournalism are practised, and current debates about right conduct and professional identity.

6 Media law and regulation as it applies to science and environmental journalism and otherforms of journalism in the UK and some other jurisdictions.

7 The structures of the science and environmental journalism profession in the UK and in aninternational context.

8 The role of the journalist, in particular the science and environmental journalist, in relation tocorporate, social and political institutions.

9 Originating, planning and developing an independent research project in a particular subjectarea.

10 Journalistic research methodologies, through the preparation of an extended piece ofinvestigative journalism or a series of extended features or a radio documentary.

11 Academic research methodologies, through the preparation of a research dissertation.

4.2 Subject Specific Intellectual Skills

On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to:

12 Explain central, parliamentary, European and local government proceedings to a certainreadership and also the workings of non-governmental and governmental institutions ofrelevance to science and the environment.

13 Develop competence in their chosen specialist area of science and environmental journalism.

4.3 Subject Specific Practical Skills

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On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to:

14 Integrate the research, reporting, writing and presentation skills involved in a range ofmediums, to produce news to a high professional standard, in particular relating to scienceand the environment.

15 Implement their understanding of relevant press law to avoid legal pitfalls and produce safecopy and broadcast material.

16 Research and produce science and environmental features OR factual programmes to a highprofessional standard.

17 Research and independently prepare extended features OR a radio documentary to a highprofessional standard, backed by a reflective and self-critical essay.

18 Plan and undertake independent academic research, utilising a variety of methodologies,thus demonstrating appropriate research skills for the completion of an in-depth and originaldissertation.

4.4 Transferable Skills and Attributes

On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to:

19 Identify personal strengths and weaknesses and appreciate the importance of continuedreflection on experience, development and education.

20 Demonstrate a critical stance towards opinion and evidence.

21 Demonstrate professional writing and design skills.

22 Work, learn and pursue objectives in a way which is both self-motivated and responsive toappropriate supervision.

23 Function effectively in a team, taking on responsibilities, including leadership roles, andanticipating problems and difficulties.

24 Plan, research and undertake ambitious, independent research projects.

For details of each module contributing to the programme, please consult the module specificationdocument.

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5. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies5.1. Learning and Teaching StrategyThe teaching and learning strategy adopted within the MA in Science & Environmental Journalismprogramme derives from the University’s plan as it applies to the education of media professionals,while at the same time ensuring the development of a variety of transferable skills. A wide range ofapproaches to teaching and learning are used which reflect the protean nature of the subject ofjournalism, spanning a diversity of genres, media and audiences. Journalism modules employ flexibleand varied means of teaching, learning and assessment. Teaching and learning is undertakenthrough lectures, workshops, group and personal tutorials, seminars, presentations, study visits andgroup production assignments within a newsroom setting. Students develop their skills to work asindividuals and in groups, to produce solo and group presentations, reports, essays, projects,literature reviews, long form features and/or a dissertation. As well as the traditional skills of research,essay writing, speaking and debating, they will acquire a range of writing and production skillsassociated with work in a range of mediums, to provide a foundation for confident and independentreporting as well as participation within a production team. Lectures with follow-up seminars are thenorm in theoretical modules. The lecture is seen as an efficient way of communicating key principles,structures and debates in the subject. The seminar is the core teaching and learning activity, as it isseen as the most effective way of encouraging active debate rather than the passive acquisition ofinformation. Seminar groups are limited to a maximum of 18 students, to ensure that all members getan opportunity to participate. Individual tutorials are employed to give feedback on assignments andto support planning for independent study, for example in the specialist journalism module and thefinal journalism project/dissertation.

In addition to lectures, seminars and tutorials, students participate in workshops in well-equippednewsrooms with appropriate print and broadcasting technologies. Workshop groups are limited to18-20, to provide an adequate level of tutor attention to individual students:• Copy clinics. Journalism tutors provide detailed one-to-one and small group feedback on studentnews and feature work through the medium of copy clinics, sometimes organised informally duringregular classes. (See for example, the modules Core writing and Specialist Reporting andProduction.)• News days. These are days devoted to newsgathering and news production. Students are requiredto work in structured editorial groups, and undertake a range of different roles, and produce variousoutputs: print and online productions; radio and television news programmes. It is envisaged thatstudents on the Dip/MA in Science & Environmental Journalism will undertake up to 15 news daysacross the year on their chosen pathway• Staff/ Student publications. To complement the journalistic activities in taught modules, students willbe encouraged to seek publication of their work through a range of public communications/ systemssuch as The Linc and Siren FM. Students also participate in a number of blogs on journalism issues,sometimes emanating from issues raised by guest speakers to LSJ.• Visits by small, self selected groups of students to media organisations, companies and publicinstitutions are encouraged throughout the course. In the past MAJ students have visited the Houseof Commons where they have been briefed by an MP, attended and reported on debates; visited TheGuardian newspaper where an editor has talked to them; and attended special reporting emergencysimulations held by regional and local authorities.

The MA in Science & Environmental Journalism is also providing support for APEL (see 5.2 below)and part time students, in order to widen access and provide alternative learning routes.

Research Skills:

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The Masters programme culminates in a major piece of independent research – either a dissertationor a final project in Print/ Online or Broadcast Media. The foundation for this project will be laid inSemester A of the programme. A series of seminars will be devoted to research methods, andstudents will be required to make presentations and write a proposal outlining their choice of topic.After the production of proposals, supervisors are assigned. In semester B, students developresearch work plans in collaboration with their supervisor. In semester C (May – August) studentscomplete their project supported by one-to-one tutorials with their supervisors.

5.2. Assessment StrategyAssessment on the MA in Science & Environmental Journalism utilises a variety of methods toachieve the specified learning outcomes. The bulk of assessment is continuous and consists of arange of essays, portfolios of journalism work, reports, presentations and case studies. There are alimited number of tests and examinations, in media law and public administration, designed toassess, within strict time limitations, a professionally necessary ability to accurately recall andanalyse, under pressure, key elements of the curriculum – for example, the application of the law ondefamation. Students are required to complete a number of workbooks and logs which reflectcritically on their practical work. We regard this as a crucial part of the formation of the reflectivepractitioner appropriate at postgraduate level. Students are also required to complete a range of oralassessments, both individually and in groups.

Feedback:Formative oral feedback is a feature of all practical journalism modules and occurs throughoutnewsroom operations and newsdays. Students are given summative feedback at the beginning andend of semester B.

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6. Programme StructureThe total number of credit points required for the achievement of Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert)is 60.The total number of credit points required for the achievement of Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) is120.The total number of credit points required for the achievement of Master of Arts (MA) is 180.

Masters Title Credit Rating Core / OptionalLaw and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 15 CoreEthics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 15 CoreCore Writing (Science) 2014-15 15 CoreCore Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 15 CoreSpecialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15 30 CoreResearch and Professional Placement 2014-15 15 CoreScience Communication 2014-15 15 CoreMA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15 60 Core

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Appendix I - Curriculum MapThis table indicates which modules assume responsibility for delivering and ordering particular programme learning outcomes.

Key: Delivered and Assessed Delivered Assessed

Masters

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15Core Writing (Science) 2014-15Ethics in Science and EnvironmentalJournalism 2014-15Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation2014-15Research and Professional Placement2014-15Science Communication 2014-15Specialist Science Reporting and Production2014-15 PO13 PO14 PO15 PO16 PO17 PO18 PO19 PO20 PO21 PO22 PO23 PO24Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15Core Writing (Science) 2014-15Ethics in Science and EnvironmentalJournalism 2014-15Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation2014-15Research and Professional Placement2014-15

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Science Communication 2014-15Specialist Science Reporting and Production2014-15

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Appendix II - Assessment MapThis table indicates the spread of assessment activity across the programme. Percentages indicate assessment weighting.

Masters

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 40 40Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 50Ethics in Science and EnvironmentalJournalism 2014-15Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 20 40MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation2014-15Research and Professional Placement2014-15Science Communication 2014-15Specialist Science Reporting and Production2014-15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 20Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 50Ethics in Science and EnvironmentalJournalism 2014-15

100

Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 40MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation2014-15Research and Professional Placement2014-15Science Communication 2014-15 50Specialist Science Reporting and Production

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2014-15 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15Core Writing (Science) 2014-15Ethics in Science and EnvironmentalJournalism 2014-15Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation2014-15Research and Professional Placement2014-15

50 50

Science Communication 2014-15 50Specialist Science Reporting and Production2014-15

100

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15Core Writing (Science) 2014-15Ethics in Science and EnvironmentalJournalism 2014-15Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation2014-15

100

Research and Professional Placement2014-15Science Communication 2014-15Specialist Science Reporting and Production2014-15 49 50 51 52 EPCore Broadcast (Science) 2014-15Core Writing (Science) 2014-15

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Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15Research and Professional Placement 2014-15Science Communication 2014-15Specialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15

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Appendix III - Benchmark AnalysisThis table maps programme learning outcomes to relevant QAA subject benchmark statements or PSRB guidelines.

Knowledge and Understanding

N/APO1PO2PO3PO4PO5PO6PO7PO8PO9PO10PO11

Subject Specific Intellectual Skills

N/APO12PO13

Subject Specific Practical Skills

N/APO14PO15

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PO16PO17PO18

Transferable Skills and Attributes

N/APO19PO20PO21PO22PO23PO24

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Appendix IV:Benchmark Benchmark Statement(s)

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N/A - Benchmark Statements Not Applicable

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