6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1021437CER for all students in the 1st semester
at
a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.
- Semester
- 1st semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Possible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Students who want to enroll for this course, must have passed for ‘Critical thinking in Communication Studies’ and must have obtained at least 30 ECTS-credits on bachelor level.
- Taught in
- English
- Partnership Agreement
- Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
- Faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
- Department
- Communication Sciences
- External partners
- Universiteit Gent
- Educational team
- Koen Ponnet
(course titular)
- External teachers
- Koen Ponnet
- Activities and contact hours
- 39 contact hours Lecture
111 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
In this course, students learn how both classic and social psychological principles are applied in the field of media and social media, and how media and the society are mutually dependent.
Topics discussed in this course may include:
- Adolescents and the media
- Advantages and risks of internet
- Selfpresentation and internet
- Social perception and internet
- Changing attitudes and the media
- Media violence
- Prosocial behavior and media
- Course material
- Digital course material (Required) : Slides and capita selecta
- Additional info
Slides with voice over
Knowledge clips.
Self-tuition.
Because of COVID19, modified forms of work can be rolled out if this proves necessary.
- Learning Outcomes
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General competences
- Develop critical reflections and analyses on the psychology and sociology of (social) media.
- Have understanding of the supporting disciplines, namely statistics and research methods and techniques, assess their importance and apply these in media sociological and psychological research.
- Being able to explain the associations between (social) media use and identity, wellbeing and online and offline health/risk behaviors
- Being able to describe and explain relevant theories in the field of psychology, media psychology and sociology that explain the abovementioned associations
- Being able to link psychological and sociological concepts, methodology and empirical findings with the role of (social) media and gender, family and society
- Grading
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The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Written Exam
with a relative weight of 100
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
- Additional info regarding evaluation
Multiple choice questions that tap knowledge and insight.
The exam will be given on-campus, even if you have to do a retake. Under no conditions, the exam will be given online. Exchange students who are unable to come to Ghent in January (i.e. the moment that the exam will take place) or in August (retake) are advised against to follow this course.
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This course offer isn't part of a fixed set of graduation requirements. Hence, it is a free elective.