Specialization in Global Media Studies

The course is based on a combination of lectures, seminars and individual, supervised studies. It consists of three modules:

Module 1. Understanding Cultural Industries and Networks (7.5 ECTS)
This module discusses how cultural industries and networks, or what is sometimes called "creative industries", operate in different sectors of society, and how they problematise older demarcations between culture-economy; local-global; production-consumption. The course problematises particularly the global circulation of cultural concepts, e.g. "genres", "formats", or "techniques", in order to assess the role of knowledge production in relation to social and economic developments.

Module 2. Development, Globalisation and ICT (7.5 ECTS)
This module provides the background to the concept "development". It goes back to the origins of some of the great Development Theories. Looking at the roots helps us understand how modern Development Theories have emerged and developed. The module illuminates the concept of "development" from different perspectives: political science, economics and anthropology. The student is requested to use these perspectives to analyse the field of ICT for international development. Development will also be discussed and related to "globalisation".

Module 3. Global Media Systems, Public Relations and Social Change (15 ECTS)
The third module discusses the ideological discourses and political-economic structures framing contemporary global media systems; how these structures have evolved historically, and affect the contemporary realm of public relations and public affairs. The student will engage in critical debates related to the operation of media systems globally and in different regions of the world, taking into account the balance between the world-wide consequences of informational power geometries and the opportunities for local empowerment through public communication strategies and/or smaller-scale communication initiatives. The course includes a case study resulting in an evaluation report.

Progressive specialisation: A1F (has second‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Master's level

Admission requirements: The student must have achieved at least 30 ECTS credits within the master programme in Global Media Studies.

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.