6 ECTS credits
151 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 1021093BER voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend bachelor niveau.

Semester
1e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Inschrijvingsvereisten
Students who want to enroll for this course, must have passed ‘Introduction to Communication Studies’ and must have obtained at least 30 ECTS-credits on bachelor level. Studenten van de bachelor Communicatiewetenschappen kunnen zich inschrijven voor dit vak, indien ze geslaagd zijn voor 'Inlediding tot de Communicatiewetenschappen en voor minstens 30 ECTS-credits zijn geslaagd op bachelorniveau.
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Onder samenwerkingsakkoord
Onder interuniversitair akkoord mbt. opleiding
Faculteit
Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Communicatiewetenschappen
Externe partnerinstelling(en)
Universiteit Gent
Onderwijsteam
Pascal Verhoest (titularis)
Onderdelen en contacturen
0 contacturen Exam
39 contacturen Lecture
112 contacturen Self study
Inhoud

The course introduces political economy and cultural studies as two main critical schools of thought in media and communications research. The lecture series is set-up a dialectical journey in which students are invited to engage with and critically reflect upon these different schools of thought.  The first part of the series analyses how both schools deal with some of the most pungent tension fields in social science: objectivism vs subjectivism, structure vs agency, conflict vs consensus. The second part of the lecture series how both schools throw a different light on topic pertaining to media technology, the media economy, the media and democracy, the public sphere, popular culture and journalism. Each theme is approached from the different, sometimes complementary and sometimes competing, perspectives of political economy and cultural studies. Finally, the third and final of the lecture series proposes an integrative approach that overcomes the duality of political economy and cultural studies.

Bijkomende info

The course material consists of the following:

  • Video (required): A full recording of the lecture is available on Canvas
  • Reader (required): The background material for his course consists of a series of selected texts that are available through Canvas
  • Presentation (required): The presentation for each lecture will be made available on Canvas

Description of expected study load:

Below is a rough approximation of the expected study load of this course. The specific contact hours are amenable to change.

Lectures: 26 hours (13 lectures x 2 hours)

Seminars: 13 hours (13 x 1 hour)

Self-study: 112 hours

  • Keeping up with the course material during the semester:  16 hours
  • Preparation discussion seminars: 36 hours
  • Preparation exam: 60 hours
Leerresultaten

General competences

This course contributes to the following learning outcomes of the Bachelor of Sciences in Social Sciences, as a student after following this course:

  • Has specific knowledge and understanding of the critical paradigms and theories within the field of media-and communication studies.
  • Shows insight in the positions and mutual relations of the critical paradigms and theories within the field of media and communication studies; in relation to other theories, concepts and research traditions within the field and within other disciplines (inter-disciplinarity).
  • Has specific knowledge and understanding of the research traditions of political economy and critical cultural studies and their mutual relations.
  • Gained insight in the underlying human and worldviews of the diverse critical paradigms, schools and theories within the field of media-and communication studies.
  • Has an understanding of how critical theories can be put to work in research on key themes in the field of media and communication studies: news and journalism, popular media culture, media and the public sphere, media and democracy, social media, and media technology.
  • Has an understanding of how critical theories can be deployed in gauging the social, cultural, economic, technological and political role and embeddedness of media processes, phenomena and practices.
  • Has an understanding of how critical theories can be applied in research on the different components (production, content, audiences) of the communication process.
  • Is able to critically reflect on the societal and contextual embeddedness of the field of media and communication studies as well as on the societal role of the media and communication scholar. 
  • Has strengthened the ability to develop the own scientifically grounded judgement and act in the spirit of free inquiry – i.e. with an open, critical-constructive and a-dogmatic attitude.
  • Developed an attitude of willingness to listen and respect to one another in order to engage in debates on the basis of scientifically and empirically grounded arguments
  • Has developed the ability to critically reflect on the own geographic, social, cultural and political position and embeddedness. 
  • Has an attitude of willingness to listen to and respect others when engaging in debates based on scientifically and empirically grounded arguments.
  • Demonstrates an honest attitude, ethical stance and engaged position, permitting a relevant contribution to current scientific and societal debates.

Beoordelingsinformatie

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

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

  • Oral Exam + Participation met een wegingsfactor 100 en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

The final grade is based on an oral exam. In case a student fails this course in the first session, the exam can be taken again in the second session.  More specific details will be provided on Canvas.

De punten zijn gebaseerd op een mondeling examen. Studenten die niet slagen voor het examen in de eerste zittijd, kunnen onder dezelde voorwaarden deelenmen aan het examen in de tweede zittijd. Meer details worden bekend gemaakt op Canvas.

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:
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Communication Studies (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Political Sciences (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Sociology (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Startplan (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)