Theories & Practices in Media Management: A Critical Introduction
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Price
75 € + 0% VAT -
Conductor
Arcada University of Applied Sciences -
Language
English -
Scope
5 ECTS -
Course dates
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Last application date
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Entry requirements
Bachelor degree within appropriate field and two years of relevant work experience after graduation.
This introduction course aims at teaching the critical aspects of media history, media politics and how to best manage your organization in an ethical way.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Discriminate different elements to media history, political economy of the media, theory of (media) technology, media management and media ethics
- Use available knowledge from relevant fields to address problems in media management and related domains for decision-making and knowledge creation
- Based on research, be able to reflect on and justify the meaningfulness of new technologies to the development of socially responsible media organizations and communities
Assessment methods
- Term paper
Technology, Ethics and Media Management (10 ECTS)
You can choose to take Theories & practices in media management: a critical introduction as a single course, or as a part of the larger educational package “Technology, Ethics and Media Management” (10 ECTS). For more information about the course package, please visit the page Technology, Ethics and Media Management.
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2026
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