Trends in Media and Communication Science - Interactive curriculae of TU Ilmenau

Basic knowledge in theoies and methods in the broader and interdisciplinary field of media and communication studies.

Students are able to understand and explain current trends in the field of media and communication studies.

This lecture provides insight into ongoing research in the broader field of communication studies and especially in the research realized at the Institute of Media and Communication Science (IfMK). Currently discussed theories, objects of research, methodological innovations, and research results are relevant topics.

In the first weeks of the semester scholars from the different departments of the IfMK will present current research topics, emerging trends in the field, elaborating in the objects of research, the conceptual and theoretical approaches used and the methods applied in order to empirically study the respective research areas.

Furthermore, the research modules that will start in the current semester will be introduced. This will help the students to make informed decisions about the modules they would like to attend.

In the second part of the semester students (or small student groups) will develop a state of the art overview of a specific trend in media and communications. The selection of the trends will be based on proposals provided by the institute´s departments. The results will be summarized in a term paper and presented in sessions at the end of the semester.

Oral presentations, power point presentations, lists of readings

A list of readings will be provided at the first session of the lecture.

Term paper and oral presentation (as alternative to a written examination)

Presentation slides (30% of final grade) as well as term paper (70% of final grade). In order to pass the course as a whole, you have to complete both academic achievements (presentation slides and term paper). For the individual deadlines, please consult the respective Moodle room.