Checking date: 08/09/2021


Course: 2021/2022

Introduction to communication and media studies
(13502)
Dual Bachelor in Journalism and Film, Television and Media Studies (Plan: 384 - Estudio: 231)


Coordinating teacher: CASCAJOSA VIRINO, CONCEPCION CARMEN

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:

Branch of knowledge: Social Sciences and Law



Objectives
1) Ability to recognize the importance of media theories and processes in the global world. 2) Familiarization with the most important theories of media. 3) Introduction the practical works on scriptwriting and moving image analyses. 4) Ability to work with mature and specialized bibliography. 5) Knowledge of the main strategies of essay writing.
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
Introduction to Media Studies. Introduction to communication Theories. Introduction to Film Studies. Introduction to Radio. Introduction to Television Studies. Introduction to New Media.
Learning activities and methodology
All sessions are divided in one LECTURE, based on a theoretical presentation, plus one SEMINAR, in which students work on their practical exercises. Students are expected to attend all sessions and participate in the debates. Deadlines for written work must be strictly met.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Basic Bibliography
  • Cascajosa Virino, Concepción. La cultura de las series. Laertes. 2016
  • Cascajosa, Concepción y Zahedi, Farshad. Historia de la televisión. Tirant Lo Blanch. 2016
  • John Gill. Queer Noises. Minnesita University Press. 1995
  • Laura Mulvey. Visual and Other Pleasures. Macmilliam Press. 1989
  • Robert Lapsley and Michael Westlake. Film Theory: An Introduction. Manchester University Press. 2012
  • Roger Hallas. Reframing Bodies. Duke University Press. 2009
  • Sheila Curran Bernard. Documentary Storytelling. Focal Press. 2011

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.