FSS:ZURb1102 Media and communication studie - Course Information

ZURb1102 Media and communication studies

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Kirkosová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Johana Kotišová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jakub Macek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Tkaczyk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marína Urbániková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Jakub Krahulec (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Martin Vérteši (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Kirkosová, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Mon 12:00–13:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! ZUR104 Communication studies - intro &&!NOW( ZUR104 Communication studies - intro )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Media Studies and Journalism (programme FSS, B-MSZU) (5)

Course objectives

The course introduces students to media and communication studies. It is designed as an overview and is divided into two modules. The first covers basic theories and models explaining the nature of communication processes. The second module focuses on media communication and is divided into three thematic blocks representing individual areas of media research - media production, media content and media audiences.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students will understand and apply: a/basic terminologies (interpersonal, mass and media communication theory); b/ selected (mass)communication theories)to the analysis of media content; c/ the basic principles of semiotic analysis of media content (news, popular culture).

Syllabus

• Structure of lectures:
  1 Communication and media studies: basic definition
  
  Communication Studies
  2 Communication: basic definition, types of communication
  3 Communication models
  
  Media studies, research in media production
  4 Media organizations and economic conditions of media functioning
  5 Media Content Creators
  
  Media studies, research of media texts 6 Communication, meaning, signification, sign models
  7 Reading week
  8 Visual Culture
  9 Communication, Signs and Codes
  10 Politics of representation
  11 Ideology, hegemony
  
  Media studies, research of media audiences
  12 Effects of the media on the audience
  13 Research of audiences and receptions

Literature

• JIRÁK, Jan and Barbara KÖPPLOVÁ. Masová média. 2., přepracované vydání. Praha: Portál, 2015, 390 stran. ISBN 9788026207436. info
• FISKE, John. Introduction to communication studies. Edited by Henry Jenkins - Ron Becker - Elana Levine - Darrell Newton - Pamela Wi. Third edition. London: Routledge, 2011, li, 195. ISBN 9780415596497. info
• JIRÁK, Jan and Barbara KÖPPLOVÁ. Média a společnost : [stručný úvod do studia médií a mediální komunikace]. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2007, 207 s. ISBN 9788073672874. info
• CHANDLER, Daniel. Semiotics : the basics. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2007, xviii, 307. ISBN 9780203014936. info
• THWAITES, Tony, Lloyd DAVID and Warwick MULES. Introducing cultural and media studies : a semiotic approach. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002, xii, 240. ISBN 0333972473. info
• BURTON, Graeme and Jan JIRÁK. Úvod do studia médií. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2001, 391 s. ISBN 80-85947-67-6. info
• MCQUAIL, Denis. Úvod do teorie masové komunikace. Translated by Jan Jirák - Marcel Kabát. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 447 s. ISBN 80-7178-200-9. info
• FISKE, John and John HARTLEY. Reading television. London: Routledge, 1978, 223 s. ISBN 0415042917. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, reading.

Assessment methods

written test exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• CORE030 Media and Society in the 21st Century
  !typ_studia(ND) && !program(B-MSZU) && !ZURb1102  
• CORE064 Creative Writing
  !typ_studia(ND) && !program(B-MSZU) && !ZURb1102 && !(program(B-CJ_) || obor(FBCJpV))  
• CORE065 Insight into Media Newsrooms: News and PR
  !typ_studia(ND) && !program(B-MSZU) && !ZURb1102  
• ZURb1104 Mass communication theory
  ZURb1102  

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