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SYLLABUS
Media, Communication and the Public Sphere , 7,5 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Media and Communication Studies - MKA
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   738G11
AIM OF THE COURSE
On completion of the course, the student should be able to
- account for the political and democratic functions and roles of the mass media, historically and in contemporary society,
- account for current theories and research that concerns the mass media in relation to the public sphere/democracy,
- reflect on the knowledge field of media studies,
- discuss how own values and positions influence assessments of media issues.
CONTENTS
This course covers the role of the mass media in the public discourse and the mass media's relation to politics, education and science. The course provides a historical background to the emergence and importance of the public discourse and introduces theoretical perspectives on media, democracy and political processes. The course is for both future and practising teachers, informants, journalists and others who are interested in questions of power and the public sphere and who wants to increase their critical media competence.
TEACHING
The teaching takes the form of lectures, seminars and group discussions. The students prepare individually and in groups for the lectures and seminars through studies of literature, group discussions and work with specific seminar assignments.
EXAMINATION
The course is examined continuously through compulsory seminars and written take-home examinations.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GRADING
A grade of Pass with Credit, Pass or Fail is given for the course
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Media, Communication and the Public Sphere
Medier, kommunikation och offentlighet
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
ISAK - Department of Studies of Social Change and Culture
           
Registrar No: LiU-2008/00111   Course Code: 738G11      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Media and Communication Studies - MKA          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G1X   Basic level     MKA   SA  
The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2008-06-11