PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Political Communication is a second-level discipline based on the first-level discipline in Journalism and Communication in the School of Media and Communication. Political communication is a summary of the phenomenon of political communication and the exploration and application of the laws of political communication, which includes the structures, behaviors, ways, environments, and forms of political communication, and is a second-tier subject that combines political science and journalism and communication.

Training Objectives:

1. to lay theoretical foundations for the humanities and social sciences.

2. to understand the knowledge map of journalism and mass communication.

3. to broaden the horizons with international knowledge, thus enhancing the   students' creativity and innovation in conducting academic research.

4. to train students to become world-class researchers or professionals in        political communication.

CORE COURSES

Journalism and Communication Theories and Literature Study, Research methods of Journalism and Communication, Academic Research and Thesis Writing,           Political Communication，Research Frontiers of Political Communication.

CAREER PROSPECTS

The employment fields of political communication graduates are well matched     with their disciplines of study, and they are generally employed as teachers or researchers in universities or research institutions.

CONSULTATION

 Email: xiaoyan@szu.edu.cn               

Email

chenwen1122@163.com

Introduction

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of School of Government, Shenzhen University, Executive Director of Research Institute of Global Megacities Governance, Director of "Inner-Party Regulation Research Center" - a key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Guangdong Province. Research fellow at Harvard University; member of the Chinese Institute of Political Science, member of the Guangdong Institute of Administration; he has presided over more than 10 National Social Science Projects and Ministry of Education Planning Projects, and has published 5 books and nearly 100 papers. Research fields include Urban Governance, Global Mega-city Governance, and Urban Politics.

Email

Jxchen767@126.com

Introduction

Chen Jiaxi, professor and doctoral supervisor of School of Government, Shenzhen University. As the chief expert of key projects of the National Social Science Foundation and the leading national talent in Shenzhen，he is expertised on social governance, party politics and network governance.