MK-2-151

• Media culture 2017 (media analysis) - Introduction to media culture
• Media culture 2018 (media analysis) - Introduction to media culture

English

Compulsory

First

1

10 cr

The aim of the course is to introduce, define and
critically analyse several key elements central to
understanding the media, culture and society, both
at the individual and the collective level.

At the end of the course the student is
expected to be able to define and critically
evaluate the media, culture and society as (1)
individual concepts, and (2) entities capable
of exerting influence in the public sphere.
Students should be able to apply this knowledge
to contemporary examples in order to carefully
evaluate how social, economic and political
events are communicated and mediated.

The course addresses the following topics:
* Introduction and Society
* Culture
* Media
* Globalisation
* Advertising and Marketing
* Social Construction of Reality
* Political Communication and Propaganda

Good control and understanding of written and
spoken English

Not applicable

Please note the deadline for the multimodal text:
N/A

See course material in ItsLearning.

• Lectures - 40 hours
• Individual studies - 230 hours

• Total workload of the course: 270 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 270 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Participation in tuition

Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

To pass the course the student should produce a
multi-modal text utilising both written and
visual communication components.
The final work will be assessed from 1
(satisfactory)
to 5 (excellent), as outlined in Arcada's
Assessment Grid.

• Räisä Tiina
• Stocchetti Matteo

Stocchetti Matteo

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit

12 months after course has ended

Date will be announced later - Reports and productions