LFU:online

Graduates are enabled to question the tension between communication, media technologies and democracy. They are able to locate processes triggered by technological advances in terms of media history, to name their current specifics and to identify relevant fields of action.

Building of a sound knowledge about the challenges for democracies through the increasing power and presence of digital platforms, data economy as well as algorithmisation and surveillance.

Lecture with exercises by students

Active participation, presentation of work results (exercises) in the plenum, presentation in a VU, written work

Literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.

"Active bachelor's programme"

The minor “Media and Communication” covering 30 ECTS-Credits can be selected by degree students of Bachelor’s programmes at the University of Innsbruck, providing the relevant curriculum allows for the option to pass a minor.