The Independent Study Project is a module that provides you with an opportunity to use 15 credits of your studies in order to prepare for the world of employment by undertaking a research project that focuses on a wide range of topics in the area of communication and media studies. Whether you want to study a particular media company, a media text, a communication process, the relationship of media texts with audiences and many other topics in which you have an interest, the Independent Study Project has been designed to allow you to do that. A broad range of topics and areas for research will become available for you to choose from and, depending on the topic you choose, you will be assigned a supervisor from the Department of Communication and Media who will be an expert in this topic. He or she will provide you with guidance in terms of formulating your project concretely and choosing a relevant research method before you set off to do your research and develop important research, communication and writing skills.