Communication and media theory

Code Cours
2223-ISTC-L2S1-UE11-TCOM
Language of instruction
French, English
Teaching content
UE11
Training officer(s)
M.GHASSEMI
Stakeholder(s)
M.GHASSEMI, M. Kenny
Level
Bachelor
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
-The course requires a good English level enough to read a newspaper article, to understand a radio or a TV program, and to be comfortable with the English - language online content.
Goal
- Being able to give an account of past and present views on the concept of mass media and mass communication and on different communication models and theories of communication.

- Being able to describe the social and cultural theoretical framework for the study of mass media and communication

- The main theoretical concepts of mass media and mass communication, as well as the related vocabulary
- Critical analysis skills, theoretical understanding and the practical application of communication techniques and media analysis

- The history of media, offering a social science and cultural studies outlook for the study of mass communication
Presentation
- Introduction to Communication
- Introduction to Media, Convergence
- Print media
- Music and Radio
- Screens: Film and Television
- The Internet
- PR and Advertising
- Representation
- Audiences
- Mass Media and Globalization

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Face to face
15,00
Independent study
Travail personnel indicatif 15,00
Overall student workload 30,00
Evaluation
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Final Exam
1,30 1 60,00
Continuous assessment
Soutenance par groupe 0,05 5 20,00
0,00 10 20,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture (8th Edition) - Stanley J. Baran

Stanley J. Baran, (2014), Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture (8th Edition), New York: McGraw Hill.

Internet resources
Youtube Crashcourse Media Literacy
Youtube Crashcourse Media Literacy (https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=sPwJ0obJya0&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtM6jSpzb5gMNsx9kdmqBfmY)