Course

Media and communication (BJO203)

The course gives an introduction to the role and function of media in society. The course traces the main developments in the social scientific study of media and communications, focusing on the framework conditions of media as institutions and communication as a process. Students will be introduced to the political economic, sociological, democratic and technological aspects of media and communication. The course revolves around the theoretical foundations and empirical realities of media technologies, media industries, media images and media audiences in a societal and international context.

The course is relevant to UN Sustainable Development goals 16 and 17, particularly regarding effective, independent institutions (16.6), public access to information (16.10), and enabling information and communication technologies (17.8).


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2021-2022. Merk at det kan komme endringer.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Semesters

Fakta

Emnekode

BJO203

Vekting (stp)

10

Semester undervisningsstart

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

English

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Autumn

Timeplan

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Litteratur

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Content

The course introduces students to the central theories of media institutions and infrastructures. The main theoretical pillars of the course are media sociology (the study of power and change) and the political economy of the media (how politics and money influence media). Starting with current issues and aspects of the media and communication landscape, the course continues with an introduction to the main theoretical foundations of media and communication research. These encompass media sociology, the political economy of the media, political communication and media technologies. The course also covers journalism's role in democracy, media industries and social media, media content and media users.

Learning outcome

It is expected that the students after completing the course will have the following knowledge, skills and general competencies:

Knowledge

The student shall:

  • Have basic knowledge of media and communication industries.
  • Have a basic knowledge of political communication and journalism's role in democracy.
  • Have knowledge of media technologies and media structures.
  • Have advanced knowledge of the political economy of the media.
  • Have advanced knowledge of media sociological perspectives.

 

Skills

The student shall:

  • Have the ability to apply insight into media and communications to assess the role of media in society.
  • Have the ability to apply knowledge of media and communications theories to analyze media institutions and processes.
  • Have the ability to critically assess and evaluate the effects of structures on media and communication processes.

 

General competencies

The student shall:

  • Possess theoretical knowledge of media institutions, industries and technologies.
  • Have an understanding of the impact of communication structures on different media sectors.
  • Have gained critical and analytical skills in evaluating the role of media in society.

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Home exam 1/1 6 Hours Letter grades Inspera assessment 12.11.2021 —


Exams can be taken in English or Norwegian.

Fagperson(er)

Head of Department:

Oluf Langhelle

Course teacher:

Helle Sjøvaag

Course coordinator:

Joseph Francis Doolen

Method of work

The course is lecture-based with seminar groups, with weekly 2-hour lectures and 1-hour seminars. The seminar groups require students to prepare by reading the syllabus and to participate in the discussion.

Lecture series 2021 (tentative, subject to change)

The Welcome Lecture: Introduction to media sociology (Reading: Chapter 1)

The #Lecture: Introduction to media and technology (Reading: Chapter 2)

The Money Lecture: Media industries perspectives (Reading: Chapter 3)

The Facebook Lecture: The political economy of the media (Reading: Chapter 4)

The Journalism Lecture: Introduction to media production (Reading: Chapter 5)

The Sci-fi Lecture: Introduction to media and ideology (Reading: Chapter 6)

The Scandal Lecture: Introduction to media and democracy (Reading: Chapter 7)

The Dark Web Lecture: Media and participation (Reading: Chapter 8)

The Media Effects Lecture: Introduction to media and politics (Reading: Chapter 9)

The Final Lecture: Media Futures (Reading: Chapter 10)

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Communication and media (BJO120_1) , Media and communication (BJO203_1) 10

Åpent for

The course is open to bachelor students from the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Education, UiS Business School, including exchange students.

Emneevaluering

Student evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the Faculty of Social Science evaluation system.

Litteratur

Book

Media/society : technology, industries, content, and users Croteau, David, Hoynes, William, Los Angeles, SAGE, xxii, 465 sider, © 2019, isbn:978-1-5063-9078-9,

Article

The Mediatization of Society Hjarvard, Stig, 102-131, Nordicom Review, 2, 29, 2008-11-01, 102-131, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-04-23T17:04:39IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-crossref&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The%20Mediatization%20of%20Society&rft.jtitle=Nordicom%20Review&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Hjarvard&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Hjarvard,%20Stig&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2008-11-01&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=2&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=102&rft.epage=131&rft.pages=102-131&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=Nordicom%20Review&rft.eissn=2001-5119&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1515/nor-2017-0181&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3ccrossref%3e10.1515/nor-2017-0181%3c/crossref%3e%3curl%3e%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.56&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Book Chapter

Medium Theory Meyrowitz, J., Josltua Meyrowitz, Mitchell, David; Crowley, David, Medium Theory, Cambridge, Polity press, IX, 312 s., 1994, p. 50-77, isbn:074561289X; 0745610463,

Book Chapter

Mediations of Democracy James Curran, Gurevitch, Michael; Curran, James, Mediations of Democracy, London, Hodder Arnold, VIII, 400 s., 2005, p.122-152, isbn:0340884991; 9780340884997,

Article

Understanding social media logic van Dijck, J. ; Poell, T., ASCA, 2-14, Media and Communication, 1, 1, 2013, 2-14, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-04-23T17:10:12IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-narcis&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Understanding%20social%20media%20logic&rft.jtitle=Media%20and%20Communication&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=van%20Dijck,%20J.&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2013&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=1&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=2&rft.epage=14&rft.pages=2-14&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=2183-2439&rft.eissn=&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.12924/mac2013.01010002&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cnarcis%3euvapub:oai:dare.uva.nl:publications/b32789f8-a361-4eb3-a7c8-e59724e2467a%3c/narcis%3e%3curl%3e%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.56&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=1545083987&rft_galeid=389261136&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Article

Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm Entman, Robert M., Oxford, UK, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 51-58, Journal of Communication, 4, 43, 1993-12, 51-58, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-04-23T18:33:26IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-wj&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Framing:%20Toward%20Clarification%20of%20a%20Fractured%20Paradigm&rft.jtitle=Journal%20of%20Communication&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Entman&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Entman,%20Robert%20M.&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=1993-12&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=4&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=51&rft.epage=58&rft.pages=51-58&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0021-9916&rft.eissn=1460-2466&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1993.tb01304.x&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Blackwell%20Publishing%20Ltd&rft.place=Oxford,%20UK&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cwj%3e10.1111/j.1460-2466.1993.tb01304.x%3c/wj%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=getit&user_ip=10.16.56.56&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=1302274657&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Article

Dark Participation.(Article) Quandt, Thorsten, Cogitatio Press, 36-48, Media and Communication, 4, 6, 2018-08-01, 36 https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-04-23T17:09:31IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-gale_ofa&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dark%20Participation.&rft.jtitle=Media%20and%20Communication&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Quandt&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Quandt,%20Thorsten&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2018-08-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=4&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=36&rft.epage=&rft.pages=36-48&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=2183-2439&rft.eissn=&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.17645/mac.v6i4.1519&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Cogitatio%20Press&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cgale_ofa%3e563571949%3c/gale_ofa%3e%3curl%3e%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.56&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=2132730795&rft_galeid=563571949&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Article

The News Media as a Political Institution: Looking Backward and Looking Forward Cook, Timothy E, Taylor & Francis Group, 159-171, Political Communication: New institutionalism and the News, 2, 23, 2006-07-01, 159-171, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2020-04-23T17:03:05IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-informaworld_s&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The%20News%20Media%20as%20a%20Political%20Institution:%20Looking%20Backward%20and%20Looking%20Forward&rft.jtitle=Political%20Communication:%20New%20institutionalism%20and%20the%20News&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=Cook&rft.auinit=T&rft.auinit1=T&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Cook,%20Timothy%20E&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2006-07-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=2&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=159&rft.epage=171&rft.pages=159-171&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=1058-4609&rft.eissn=1091-7675&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/10584600600629711&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Taylor%20&%20Francis%20Group&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/((addata/eric}}&rft_dat=%3cinformaworld_s%3e10_1080_10584600600629711%3c/informaworld_s%3e%3curl%3ehttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10584600600629711%3c/url%3e,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.56&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=204955488&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online

Kontakt

Head of Department:

Oluf Langhelle

Course teacher:

Helle Sjøvaag

Course coordinator:

Joseph Francis Doolen

Tilbys av

Faculty of Social Sciences

Department of Media and Social Sciences

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