MED4000 Media Development and Media Research Course description

The course forms a broad theoretical basis in biomedical subjects and comprises cellular communication, gene regulation and control of cell growth. It focuses on differences between normal conditions and various pathological conditions.

Students must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health and Technology - Specialisation in Biomedicine. The course is also offered as an individual course, with the same admission requirements as for the specialisation.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

• knowledge of theories and research related to the structural frames for the media with particular emphasis on economic and technological conditions and conditions related to media use.
• insight into key developments and central theoretical perspectives in the media field both historically and in the present, nationally and internationally. This includes gender and diversity perspectives in media research.
• knowledge of the development of different media professions and their practices.

Skills

The student can

• orientate themselves independently and critically in the academic literature
• design a research question for a master's project in media development
• design a practical theoretical or practical master project

General competence

The student has

• developed competence to critically evaluate others' research work
• an advanced understanding of the media field's uniqueness and challenges
• can work independently with practical and theoretical problem solving

Work and teaching methods include lectures, digital resources, seminars with oral student presentations and discussions, group work and self-study.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• presentation of a research article, individually or in groups of 3-6 students

Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours.

The paper can be written in English or a Scandinavian language.

None.

Grade scale A-F

All papers will be assessed by two examiners, one of whom must be external.

The course is offered as an individual course. Admission requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in medical laboratory sciences, pharmacy, biotechnology, chemical engineering or molecular biology.