Programme syllabus autumn 2024
Programme syllabus autumn 2024
Title
Media and Communication Studies: Culture, Collaborative Media, and Creative Industries, Master's programme (Two-Year)
Swedish title
Media and Communication Studies: Culture, Collaborative Media, and Creative Industries, Master's programme (Two-Year)
Programme code
HAMKV
Credits
120 credits
Programme establishment date
2013-10-17
Syllabus approval date
2023-08-23
Syllabus valid from
2024-08-26
Decision-making body
Faculty of Culture and Society
Entry requirements
Bachelor's degree (180 credits) or equivalent in social sciences, humanities, arts or design studies. Examples of subject background relevant to the programme include, but are not limited to: Media and Communication, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Literature, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Stage Production, Media Production, or Fine Arts.
The equivalent of Swedish higher secondary school English 6.
Level
Advanced level
Organisation
The programme aims to significantly advance students' scientific knowledge and skills in Media and Communication Studies. The programme is established under the larger research profile of New Media, Public Spheres and Forms of Expression.
Designed to provide students with the requisite skills for working in Media and Communication, the programme prepares participants for work at companies, government agencies, or organisations that specifically have media and communication as their main field of activity, and/or depend on media and communication in order to achieve their goals. The programme also gives students eligibility to pursue further studies in the field.
The programme is comprised of 120 credits. It is hybrid and taught in English. Upon completion of the education, the student shall have acquired at least 60 credits in Media and Communication Studies.
Semester 1, Autumn 2024
Media and Communication Studies: Key Themes in Media and Communication Studies
KK640B, 15 credits (compulsory)
Main field of study: Media and Communication Studies
Media and Communication Studies: Research Methods & Methodology
KK650A, 15 credits (compulsory)
Main field of study: Media and Communication Studies
Semester 2, Spring 2025
Media and Communication Studies: Understanding the Creative Industries
KK641C, 15 credits (compulsory)
Main field of study: Media and Communication Studies
Media and Communication Studies: Collaborative Media
KK642C, 15 credits (compulsory)
Main field of study: Media and Communication Studies
Semester 3, Autumn 2025
Media and Communication Studies: Data and Society
KK654A, 15 credits (compulsory)
Main field of study: Media and Communication Studies
Media and Communication Studies: Digital Technologies, Activism, and Social Movements
KK652A, 15 credits (elective)
The course does not have a main field of subject.
Internship - Reflecting on One's Own Practice
KK651A, 15 credits (elective)
The course does not have a main field of subject.
Semester 4, Spring 2026
Media and Communication Studies: Master (two-year) thesis
KK653A, 30 credits (compulsory)
Main field of study: Media and Communication Studies
Qualitative targets
Knowledge and understanding
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding in Media and Communication studies, including both broad knowledge of the field and a considerable degree of specialised knowledge in certain areas of the field as well as insight into current research and development work, and
- demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge in Media and Communication studies.
Competence and skills
- demonstrate the ability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge and analyse, assess and deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations even with limited information
- demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate issues critically, autonomously and creatively as well as to plan and, using appropriate methods, undertake advanced tasks within predetermined time frames and so contribute to the formation of knowledge as well as the ability to evaluate this work
- demonstrate the ability in speech and writing both nationally and internationally to clearly report and discuss his or her conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based in dialogue with different audiences, and
- demonstrate the skills required for participation in research and development work or autonomous employment in some other qualified capacity.
Judgement and approach
- demonstrate the ability to make assessments in Media and Communication Studies informed by relevant disciplinary, social and ethical issues and also to demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects of research and development work
- demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of research, its role in society and the responsibility of the individual for how it is used, and
- demonstrate the ability to identify the personal need for further knowledge and take responsibility for his or her ongoing learning.
Independent project (degree project)
A requirement for the award of a Degree of Master (120 credits) is completion by the student of an independent project (degree project) for at least 30 credits in the main field of study Media and Communication studies. The degree project may comprise less than 30 credits, however no less than 15 credits, if the student has already completed an independent project in the second cycle for at least 15 credits in the main field of study Media- and Communication studies or the equivalent from a programme of study outside Sweden.
Degree
Master's Degree (120 credits)
Master of Arts (120 credits) in Media and Communication Studies.
Additional information
Language of instruction: English