Media studies 1.S3.EP.ECS.3

Course objectives:
- systematizing and detailing students' knowledge of the theoretical framework, and methodological preferences and analytic preoccupations of Media Studies.
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Course content:
1.Media industries and ownership
2.Media professionals
3.Media representations
4.Media texts and language patterns
5.Media effects
6.Media culture
7.Media criticism and media literacy
8. Journalistic practices and their consequences
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
Multimedia presentations or lectures
Practice: media/film/text analysis and discussion
Written or oral reports on assignments
ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of ECTS: 3 1 ECTS – 30 hours: class participation (50% university site/50% online) 0,5 ECTS - 15 hours: consultations 0,5 ECTS – 15 hours: preparation and home study 1 ECTS = 20 h preparation to the final test/presentation

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

Full-time studies academic profile

Type of course

elective courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Requirements

English and Culture Studies elective module

Course coordinators

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Marcin Deutschmann

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Karina Gaibulina

Term 2022/23-Z:

Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge
Students:
1.know specific concepts and terminology of cultural, media and film theory (m-W-1/P6S_WG)
2. know the current state of research in the respective disciplines (k_W04/P6S_WG)
3. know of specific media and film institutions in the Anglo-American and European context, their technological advancements, economic bases and cultural significance m-W-2/P6S_WK)

Skills
4.Students can discriminate among various cultural forms and practices, describe them exhaustively and analyse them critically. (m-U-2/P6S_UW)
5. They can use a variety of methods for researching cultural texts, including examining meanings, influences and roles of the studied texts in terms of cultural tradition and heritage (m-U-1/P6S_UO)

Social competences
4. Students take part in various forms of visual culture and use various media (k_K04/P6S_KO)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. Active participation (discussions about the topics listed in the syllabus and on the reading list, analysis and interpretation of media/film materials - 30% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6)
2. End of semester test - 30 % of the final grade (outcome1,2,3)
3. Individual/team presentation - 40% of the final grade (outcomes1,2,3,4,5)

Bibliography

Reading list:
obligatory reading used in class:
Croteau, David, William Hpynes and Stefania Milan (2012) Media/Society: Industries, images, and audiences. London: Sage.

Supplementary reading:
Bednarek, Monika and Helen Caple (2012) News discourse. London: Continuum.
Bell, Allan and Peter Garrett, eds. 1998. Approaches to media discourse. Oxford: Blackwell.
Lacey, Nick (1998) Image and Representation: Key Concepts in Media Studies Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Lievrouw, Leah A. (2012) Media Alternatywne i społecznie zaangażowane. Warszawa: PWN.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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