Media, Communication and Sustainability, 7.5 Credits
This course examines sustainability from perspectives in media and communications studies. It explores environmental, social, and economic effects and functions of media from a sustainability lens. Areas of focus include how news media can deal with sustainability, the materiality of media technologies, gender equality in the media industry, “green washing”, and critiques of the variety of usages of the term sustainability.
ECTS Credits
7.5 Credits
Level of education
First cycle, the level of specialised study for general qualification cannot be classified (GXX)
School
School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
When is the course offered?
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Prerequisites: General entry requirements for university studies.
Selection: Average grade/national university aptitude test/university points
Additional information: Teaching methods
The course can be made up of lectures, laboratory work, seminars, field studies, exercises, placement studies, web-based discussions and/or workshops.Assessment
The course can be assessed through written examination, take-home examination, compulsory course components, paper, essay and/or oral examination.Application code: X1812