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Program graduate (2012), Kincino Aramis Hernandes Melgar
"Why is the International MA Program in Political Science & Political Communication in Tel Aviv University is a strong option for any international student? In a few words: academic excellence, a practical approach on politics, and networking. Having the Mediterranean beaches 15 minutes from campus and living in one of the hottest cities in the world is also important!
Tel Aviv University is a first-class world-renowned institution and the program is not only theoretically rigorous, but also teaches real-wrold applications. The mixture of theory and practice gives us the skills necessary for making real impact in research or a future professional career..for me, the program facilitated application for an internship position at a think thank based in Jerusalem which was looking ex professo for the quality in research and analysis that this program provides.
Living in Tel Aviv one can always avoid perfunctory routines, even in a demanding graduate program: I have had the opportunity to travel, making friends from the five continents, start learning Hebrew, enjoying an ample cultural offering, going to the Israeli Opera one day, to the new hot-spot in town the other, or simply take the fields of the White City."
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What makes this MA unique?
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What makes this MA unique?
The fusion between theories of politics and communication has become necessary for the understanding of the complexity of politics in the last decades.
This is especially true in democratic regimes, where leaders have to orchestrate a "permanent campaign" in order to win the sympathy of the public in a reality full of global and local challenges.
The program is tailored for students interested in advancing their knowledge and understanding of the practical dimensions of politics, especially the challenges that arise from the interconnectedness between leadership, elections and communications.
The topics addressed in the program include: Theories of democratic leadership; elections, electoral behavior and electoral systems in contemporary democracies; political campaigns and elections in the internet age; characteristics of political communication in the 21st century; the impact of the television age and the internet on political leadership and the rise of new supportive professions, such as media and image advisers; public diplomacy and propaganda; the personalization of politics and the decline of political parties; leadership in civil society and leadership in war and crisis situations; and others.
