Research Methods & Methodology is a course that examines epistemological issues; both key and more creative and exploratory scientific methods relevant to Media and Communication Studies; and what it means to be an ethical researcher.

Based on the lectures and the reading list, students will acquire knowledge and skills with respect to different methods relevant to Media and Communication Studies. Students will gain practical experience in working independently with specific methods, and theoretical expertise through discussing methodological and ethical issues relevant to Media and Communication Studies in general. The course provides students with the methodological foundation required to complete an independent degree (thesis) project.

After completing the course students shall be able to:

The course is based on lectures, seminars, readings, supervision, and three individual tasks.

To pass the course, students must pass all assignments.

Three opportunities for examination are offered during the academic year. Students who have not finished the course, have the opportunity to take part in examinations the next time the course is offered. Under such circumstances, assignments are carried out according to the literature and assignments that are valid during the time the examination is carried out.

A selection of journal articles and book chapters available via the University library's full-text databases will be added to the list of mandatory readings each term.

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.