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Prerequisite: consent of department. Each course is offered for one-third of a semester. Three hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory weekly, depending on topics. Topics carry from semester to semester. Individual course numbers may not be repeated.

This class addresses three questions about the role of the media in the world today:

• How does the media shape the modern world?  
• What is the role of traditional media (film, television and print) and new media (social media, internet and video games) in the shaping of the modern world?
• How do different genres (specifically, films, music, video games, advertising and documentaries) shape our understanding of the modern world?

These broad ranging questions are addressed by

• Providing students with an introduction to the field of “International Communication” (through lectures) focused on Europe.
• Leading students in a workshop on “Global Media Criticism” (a method of “reading” media in a global context) with a focus on Europe.
• Working one on one with students as they write a Research or Creative or Journalistic paper on a topic of their choice (focused on Europe). 

Coordinating students in a group project focused on creating a “Documentary concept/Proposal”

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at

Die Anrechnung der Kurse der UNO-IBK International Summer School muss von den Studierenden selbst vorab mit den zuständigen StudiendekanInnen geklärt werden. Diese allein entscheiden über die Anerkennung der belegten Kurse für das jeweilige Studienfach. Es wird empfohlen, sich einen Vorabbescheid über die Anerkennung der Kurse ausstellen zu lassen.