FF:VIKBA28 Media studies - Course Information
VIKBA28 Introduction to Media studies
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Vít Kouřil (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Ing. Zdeněk Kadlec, Dr.
Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Dušová - Timetable
- Fri 11:40–13:15 C11
- 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
- there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students will be able to:
understand basic theories of mass communication;
describe the key developments in media history;
explain the structure and dynamics of the media and cultural industries;
critically analyze and interpret media messages;
formulate a reasoned argument for the public interest in media communication; - Syllabus
- Media and communication studies.
- Media effects.
- Theories of media communication.
- The power of the media.
- Media systems in society.
- Media history in the Czech republic and the world.
- Media ownership and economics.
- Book industry.
- Media organizations.
- Print media.
- Electronic media.
- New media.
- Literature
- Reifová, Irena a kol. Slovník mediální komunikace. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2004. 328 s. ISBN 80-7178-926-7
- PROKOP, Dieter. Boj o média : dějiny nového kritického myšlení o médiích. Translated by Barbara Köpplová - Monika Loderová. 1. čes. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 409 s. ISBN 8024606186. 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
- KUNCZIK, Michael. Základy masové komunikace. Translated by Štěpánka Kudrnáčová - Milan Šmíd. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1995, 307 s. ISBN 807184134X. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures (two hours per week); within the lectures a combination of teacher-led activities and class discussions will be employed; Also week-by-week reading is recommended.
- Assessment methods
- Requests to undergo: Written examination evaluated according reached score. Examination demonstrates degree of insight into the concepts and familiarity with the recommended literature.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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