Corruption and its Intersections: The Media, Sport, Environmental Governance and Gender (980M9)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore the relationship between corruption and:

• the media
• sport
• environmental governance
• gender.

These are vibrant areas of research, bringing with them instructive perspectives, ideas and cases, as well as lively debates that challenge mainstream ideas about corruption and corruption control. 

You’ll examine the intersections between these issues, looking at a variety of views on how corruption manifests and the varied (and often unequal) distributions of harm it inflicts on individuals, group, institutions and societies. 

From the effects of media capture on democratic discourses to the gendered dimensions of sexual corruption, this module engages with cutting-edge research and emerging issues in corruption studies. 

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 278 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.