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(1) The Minor "Communicative Skills for the Profession" covering 30 ECTS-Credits may be selected by regular degree students of bachelor's programmes at the University of Innsbruck if the respective curriculum provides the possibility to pass a Minor.

Minor: Communicative Skills for the Profession (30 ECTS-Credits)

Learning Outcome: Graduates of the Minor "Communicative Skills for the Profession" can plan written and oral communication processes in a goal-oriented manner, carry them out appropriately and evaluate them critically as well as classify, analyse and assess writing products and rhetorical genres. They possess the competence to critically analyse oral and written communication, especially from professional practice and the media, with regard to the argumentative, stylistic and multimodal techniques observed in each case. They can assess the respective special characteristics and requirements of oral and written communication and take them into account appropriately in their own communication behaviour.

- A compulsory module covering 10 ECTS-Credits is to be passed. - Elective modules covering 20 ECTS-Credits are to be selected. Students of the Bachelor's Programme German Philology may not select elective modules 1 and 4, students of the Bachelor's Programme Linguistics may not select elective modules 2, 3 and 8. Students of the Bachelor's Programme Slavonic Studies, French, Italian and Spanish may not select elective module 4.

Comulsory Module 1: Writing and Communication Skills (Advanced) (10 ECTS-Credits; 4h)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Students are able to understand, analyse and optimise written and oral communication processes in relation to the overarching thematic focus. They are able to develop, justify and demonstrate the application of appropriate strategies for solving communicative tasks and to critically evaluate the results based on theory.

Elective Module 1: Linguistics of Writing and Speaking (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 4h)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Students are able to present theoretical foundations and research methods in the field of written communication and apply these to the analysis and evaluation of concrete texts. Students are able to describe the functions and the style of written language and to critically discuss the standards of writing and text type conventions. Students are able to present theoretical fundamentals and research methods in the field of oral communication and to analyse and classify specific communicative genres in the field of spoken language. Moreover, they are able to outline the differences between written and spoken language and discuss standardisation in the field or oral communication.

Elective Module 2: Rhetoric (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Knowledge of basic terms and the terminology used in rhetoric; competence to analyse speeches with regards to the argumentative, stylistic and non-verbal techniques used

Elective Module 3: Writing for Public Relations and Businesses (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 3h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Basic text writing and editing skills for corporate practice

Elective Module 4: Fundamentals of Media Studies (5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Students are able to scientifically name and appropriately assess the basic terms used in media studies. They are able to give an overview of central questions, approaches and results in media research and having gained an insight into the methods of media analysis, they are able to recognise, describe and critically analyse them.

Elective Module 5: Media Research and Media Practice (5 ECTS-Credits; 3 h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Students are able to present selected topics of media research, discuss their approaches and results and try out practical media skills.

Elective Module 6: Applied Linguistics (5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Students can present topics and methods in a special field of applied linguistics. They can apply this knowledge as preparation for linguistically and communicatively oriented professional activities.

Elective Module 7: Text Editing (5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Students are able to recognise and interpret questions of German studies practice and transfer them to the planning and implementation of concrete profession-related tasks and evaluate their solution.

Elective Module 8: Gender Studies (5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: Students understand issues relating to language and gender and are able to independently recognise phenomena in language system and use and to analyse them by applying theoretical concepts.

Notes:

There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).

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