Media Analysis
2024/2025
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
The student must attain
Knowledge and understanding of:
humanistic and social theoretical communication theories
basic media science
communication and media analysis, various communication theories, both humanistic and social-theoretical, and their usage in relation to mass communicated verbal and visual texts.
Skills
The student must attain
Skills in:
understanding the characteristics and functions of various media
applying and building knowledge on various methods within communication and media analysis, and skills in analyzing various types of texts.
Competences
The student must attain
Competencies in:
working with relevant theories and methods for analyzing issues within the discipline of the elective course
communicating ideas and arguments in the subject area of the elective course in an appropriate written and/or spoken manner.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Media Analysis |
| Type of exam | Written exam
The examination is an individual take-home assignment; the content
of the assignment must demonstrate that the student has achieved
the above-mentioned learning objectives. The exact content of the
assignment will be determined by the course instructor at the start
of the semester. The assignment paper must comprise a minimum of
six pages and a maximum of eight pages.
The assignment paper will be evaluated by the examiner. Any re-examinations will be held in accordance with the above guidelines on the basis of a revised assignment paper. |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Permitted aids | All written and all electronic aids |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | External examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Medieanalyse |
| Module code | BALISE201830 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Language and International Studies, English |
| Study Board | Study Board of International and CrossâCultural Studies |
| Department | Department of Culture and Learning |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |
