6 ECTS credits
176 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4017041FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.

Semester
1e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Niet mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Faculteit
Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Politieke Wetenschappen
Onderwijsteam
Dave Sinardet (titularis)
Onderdelen en contacturen
14 contacturen Hoorcollege
12 contacturen Werkcolleges, practica en oefeningen
150 contacturen Zelfstudie en externe werkvormen
Inhoud

This course focuses on theory and empirical work on national identity, nationalism, federalism, public sphere and the role media play in these phenomena,  with a special interest for the Belgian and European case.  More specifically, the course consecutively focuses on theories on national identity and nationalism (Gellner, Anderson, Hobsbawm, Billig, …), the history of national identity construction in Belgium (Belgium, Flanders, Wallonia, …), the debate on the necessity / existence of a European public sphere and the role of the media in this, the implications of this debate for Belgium and issues of democracy and public opinion in federal multilingual states. 

Bijkomende info
  • Academic texts, of which some are provided and others are selected by students
  • Powerpoint-slides, based on the lectures
  • Presentations, debates and discussion

Teaching Methods

  • Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
  • Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
  • Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study

This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.

Lecture: 14 hours

  • interactive lectures: 7 x 2 hours

Practical: 12 hours

  • presentations by students based on lectures, proposed as well as self selected texts + prepared reactions by other students + general discussion: 6 x 2 hours (exact number of hours can vary dependent on number of students enrolled)

Self: 150 hours

  • reading / integrating basic texts, amounting to 3 hours per text: 18 hours (6 x 3 hours)
  • selecting  + reading / integrating extra texts for presentation, amounting to 3 hours per text: 36 hours (12 x 3 hours)
  • preparation presentation + positions (including writing abstract): 32 hours
  • preparation reactions on presentation / positions (based on abstract): 8 hours
  • exam paper: 56 hours (7 days of 8 hours)
Leerresultaten

Algemene competenties

This course contributes to the following general learning results of the master in communication sciences:

  •  Students show in-depth knowledge, understanding and insight within the field of communication sciences and in relation to the latest evolutions and discussions at both the national and international level regarding journalism, politics and democracy.
  •  Students demonstrate the ability to critically contextualise and evaluate current national and international developments and discussions, and are able to independently deepen insights related to complex problems on the basis of an original framework of analysis, thereby expanding the theoretical basis related to journalism, politics and democracy.
  •  Students show an open and constructive attitude whilst having respect for other views and beliefs.
  •  Students are open to scientific doubt and societal pluralism. They demonstrate courage, ambition and perseverance in questioning both established insights and alternative points of view.
  •  Students act upon an open attitude in a culturally diverse international context. They critically reflect on their own (geographical, social, cultural, local, personal, …) position.
  •  Students demonstrate the skill to discuss and debates current societal and scientific topics and theoretical developments related to journalism, politics and democracy. The students discuss issues on the basis of critical and substantiated reflections and research findings, open-mindedly and willing to acknowledge other arguments.
  •  Students are able to communicate their point of view in a clear and scientific-grounded argumentation to various target groups.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Praktijk bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Praktijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Paper_Presentatie_Debat met een wegingsfactor 100 en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.

    Toelichting: Individuele paper / (groeps) presentatie / discussie en debat
    Individuele paper / (groeps) presentatie / discussie en debat
    Individuele paper / (groeps) presentatie / discussie en debat
    Individuele paper / (groeps) presentatie / discussie en debat
    Individuele paper / (groeps) presentatie / discussie en debat

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie
  • 11/20 are based on an individual paper
  • 6/20 are based on a (group) presentation 
  • 3/20 are based on discussion and debate
Toegestane onvoldoende
Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de communicatiewetenschappen: media, journalistiek en politiek
Master in de politieke wetenschappen: democratie en leiderschap
Educatieve master in de maatschappijwetenschappen: communicatiewetenschappen (90 ECTS, Etterbeek)