Course Syllabus
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Course Syllabus |
| Media and Communication Studies, Second Level, War and Peace Journalism, 8 higher education credits | |||
| Course Code: | MK4029 | Subject Area: | Field of Technology Field of Humanities |
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| Main Field of Study: | Media and Communication Studies | Higher Education Credits: | 8 |
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| Level of Study: | Second level | ||
| Established: | 2007-12-11 | Last Approved: | 2008-09-25 |
| Valid from: | Spring semester 2009 | Approved by: | Head of School |
General Aims for Second Level Education
Second level education shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and abilities relative to first level education and, in addition to what applies to first level education, shall
- further develop the students' ability to independently integrate and use knowledge;
- develop the students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations; and
- develop the students' potential for professional activities that demand considerable independence or for research and development work.
(Chapter 1, Section 9, Higher Education Act)
Course objectives
Knowledge
After completed studies, the student should be able to
- describe and understand the professional challenges posed by conflict journalism both in practical and ethical terms
- describe and understand both the legal and humanitarian rights aspects of a war correspondents tasks
Skills
After completed studies, the student will be able to
- analyse journalistic performances in conflicts
- analyse mechanisms which promote peaceful and violent solutions to conflicts
- identify and analyse the mechanisms that may potentially influence journalism in war and conflict
Evaluation
After completed studies, the student will be able to
- develop analytical and practical skills i analysing media texts in order to reveal ethnocentrism and stereotypes towards other cultures and religions and to develop alternative coverage in form of a more peace oriented and multicultural journalism
The main focus of the course will be on the journalistic presentations of war and conflict. Conflict in this respect is both meant to be manifest conflicts such as war, acts of terror and violence and structural conflicts like the economical and cultural differences between the rich north and the poor south. There will be a critical presentation of existing conflict-orientated war coverage in mainstream media and of examples of alternative peace oriented and multicultural journalism from conflict zones. The course will have a focus on journalistic presentation on conflicts after September 11, the war against terror, Central Europe, the Middle East conflict and the war in Iraq. The themes of lectures, course literature and workshops will be on propaganda and media strategies, globalization of war- and conflict-journalism, the discourses of orientalism and occidentalism and counter strategies to meet these.
Through workshops concentrating on textual analysis and journalistic methodology the participants will be able to heighten their journalistic consciousness and skills, and improve their professionalism in the field of war and peace reporting.
Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires.
For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).
Unless otherwise prescribed in the course syllabus, a grade is to be awarded on completion of a course. The grade is to be determined by a teacher specifically appointed by the higher education institution (an examiner) (Chapter 6, Section 18, Higher Education Ordinance).
Unless the higher education institution prescribes another grading system, one of the following grades is to be used: fail, pass, or pass with distinction (Chapter 6, Section 19, Higher Education Ordinance).
Grades used on course are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG).
For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).
Students who have previously completed higher education or other activities are, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, entitled to have these credited towards the current programme, providing that the previous studies or activities meet certain criteria.
For further information, see the university's local credit transfer regulations (in Swedish).
The course is part of the Global Journalism programme.
Tutoring will be offered both in Oslo and in Örebro.
The course is given in English.
Reading List and Other Teaching Materials
Required Reading
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