Programme Description Cardiff welcomes applications from students interested in researching for a PhD or MPhil in the specialist areas below. The school provides training and a high level of support, and the postgraduate community contributes vitally to the University's international reputation for research. All students are required to attend and pass two modules which run in the first year of study - Methods and Approaches in Postgraduate Research in Semester One, and Contemporary Cultural and Social Theory in Semester Two. Part-time opportunities may be available in exceptional circumstances; please contact the School for more details. The Risk, Science, Health and Media Group This group examines how risk, science and health reporting is 'produced' (by sources and journalists), represented (in the press, films and TV), and understood (by media audiences, policy makers and 'publics'). We have particular expertise in exploring the media's role in science/health issues such as AIDS, GM foods, cancer, human genetic research, MMR vaccine, BSE and food safety.

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