Value: ECTS 4 credits
Introduction
This is a unit intended to give an overview and introduction to the
main topics in Communication Studies. Each two hour session deals
with one or two topics, given by the lecturer responsible for those
topics at the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences.
The unit
is required for all first year students doing communications as
their degree or as part of their degree. The unit is also offered as
an optional unit to other faculties.
Programme
The programme for 2015-2016 is the following(*).
|
Lct |
Topic |
Lecturer |
Date |
|
1 |
1) Introduction to the Overview
2) Media ethics/society/culture/education |
1) Dr Ġorġ Mallia
2) Rev. Dr Joseph Borg |
October 6, 2015 |
|
2 |
Digital Arts, Printing Processes, Graphic Design, DTP,
Illustration |
Dr Vince Briffa, Malcolm Bonello, Dr Ġorġ Mallia |
October 13, 2015 |
|
3 |
1) A Journalism Case Study
2) Journalism: Reporting |
1) Dr Carmen Sammu
2) George Cini |
October 20, 2015 |
|
4 |
Video Production |
Daniel Zerafa, Louiselle Vassallo, Monika Maslowska |
October 27, 2015 |
|
5 |
1) Mass Media Research
2) Public Relations |
1) Adrian Hillman
2) Carmel Bonello |
November 3, 2015 |
|
6 |
1) The Art in Photography
2) Photographic Techniques |
1) Alexandra Pace
2) Alfred Cauchi |
November 10, 2015 |
|
7 |
Marketing Communications / consumer behavior/organizational
communications/Advertising |
Prof. Albert Caruana, Dr Marc Anthony Camilleri |
November 17, 2015 |
|
8 |
Digital Games |
Costantino Oliva, Dr Stefano Gualeni |
November 24, 2015 |
|
9 |
Film |
Rebecca Anastasi, Kenneth Scicluna |
December 1, 2015 |
|
10 |
1) Sound Engineering / Communicating with sound |
1) Daniel Talma
|
December 15, 2015 |
|
11 |
1) Electronic Communications/Social Media/Mobile
Communications
2) Presentation Techniques
3) Library Studies |
1)
Dr Ġorġ Mallia
2)
Dr Ġorġ Mallia
3) Dr William Zammit |
January 5, 2016 |
|
13 |
1) Human and Intercultural Communications
2) Audio Communications
3) Conclusion to the Overview |
1) Anna Maria Darmanin
2) Pierre Cassar
3) Dr Ġorġ Mallia |
January 12, 2016 |
(*) Please note that the
programme may change from time to time because of circumstances
beyond the control of the coordinator.
Preliminary Reading List
Fiske, J. (2010). Introduction to Communication
Studies (3rd ed.). London, U.K.: Routledge.
Watson, J. & Hill, A. (2006). A
Dictionary of Media and Communications Studies (7th ed.).
USA.: Bloomsbury.
[Further readings can be found at the
end of some of the lecture notes downloadable here at a later date]. |
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