Communications, Society and Media EducationLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The objective is to initiate students into systems of mass communication and related research and the basic principles of journalism. The relationship between media and society is studied from the perspectives of production, content and consumption. The objective is to learn to know the basics of media pedagogy and different views on media education.

The student will be able to perceive the societal dimensions of his/her own professional activities in relation to media culture and as part of the overall field of communications. The student will be introduced to the basics of media pedagogy.

Content

Forms and means of communication
The concept, development and means of mass communication
Consumption and studies of mass communication (including surveys of the public, measurement, studies of impact, reception studies, lifestyle studies etc.)
The concepts of media education and media literacy
The concept and dimensions of popular culture
The relationship of media and power
Media and the construction of identity