Module: History & Structure of the Media

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	History & Structure of the Media
Module Code	MCO1019 (ITS: CM137)
Faculty	Communications	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

To offer students an account of the historical development of the mass media both internationally and nationally. Moreover the module seeks identify and discuss the impact of those historically contingent sets of social, political and economic circumstances/forces on the form, function and organisation of the mass media.

Learning Outcomes

1. identify the key historical moments and events in the development of mass media institutions in Ireland, the UK and the USA.
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*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	33	No Description
Independent Study	50	No Description
Independent Study	42	No Description
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	10985	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Roderick Flynn	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Loop Exam	Two quizes designed to test student recall of basic facts about media industries in Ireland, the UK and the USA.	10%	Other
Formal Examination	End-of-Semester Final Examination	90%	End-of-Semester

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

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Indicative Reading List

Books:

Andrew Crisell: 2002, An Introductory History of British Broadcasting, Routledge, London, 0415247918
James Curran and Jean Seaton: 2003, Power Without Responsibility, 6th, Routledge, London, 0415243904
Douglas Gomery: 2008, A History of Broadcasting in the United States, Wiley Blackwell, 140512282X
Douglas Gomery: 2005, The Hollywood Studio System, BFI Publishing, London, 1844570649
Janet Wasko: 2003, How Hollywood Works, Sage, London, 076196813X
John Horgan: 2001, Irish Media, Routledge, London, 0415216400
Mark O'Brien and Mary P. Corcoran: 2004, Political censorship and the democratic state : the Irish broadcasting ban, Four Courts, Dublin, 185182846X :
Mark O'Brien,: 0, The Irish Times: A History, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 9781846821233
Mark O'Brien (Editor) Kevin Rafter (Editor): 0, Independent Newspapers: A History, 9781846823602
Mark O'Brien: 2001, De Valera, Fianna FÃ¡il and the Irish Press, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 9780716527336

Articles:
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Other Resources

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