Courses
Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture
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Bachelor's Programme English and American Studies according to the curriculum 2015 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)
Compulsory Modules (165 ECTS-Credits)
Area of Competence: Cultural Studies (15 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory Module 15: Fundamentals of Media Studies (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the basic concepts of media studies; overview of main issues, approaches and results of media research; examples of the use of media analysis methods
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Bachelor's Programme French according to the curriculum 2015 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)
Studies Induction and Orientation Stage (relevant course examinations)
Compulsory Modules (150 ECTS-Credits)
Area of Competence: Basics (22.5 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory Module 5: Fundamentals of Media Studies (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the basic concepts of media studies; overview of main issues, approaches and results of media research; examples of the use of media analysis methods.
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Bachelor's Programme Italian according to the curriculum 2015 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)
Studies Induction and Orientation Stage (relevant course examinations)
Compulsory Modules (150 ECTS-Credits)
Area of Competence: Basics (22.5 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory Module 5: Fundamentals of Media Studies (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the basic concepts of media studies; overview of main issues, approaches and results of media research; examples of the use of media analysis methods
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Bachelor's Programme Spanish according to the curriculum 2015 (180 ECTS-Credits, 6 semesters)
Studies Induction and Orientation Stage (relevant course examinations)
Compulsory Modules (150 ECTS-Credits)
Area of Competence: Basics (22.5 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory Module 5: Fundamentals of Media Studies (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the basic concepts of media studies; overview of main issues, approaches and results of media research; examples of the use of media analysis methods
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Minors (Complementary Subject Area)
Minors (Complementary Subject Areas) (30 ECTS-Credits)
Minors (Complementary Subject Areas) für Bachelor's Programmes at the University of Innsbruck
Minor: Communicative Skills for the Profession (30 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: 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.
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.
Elective Modules (20 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: 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.
Elective modules covering 20 ECTS-Credits are to be selected:
Elective Module 4: Fundamentals of Media Studies (5 ECTS-Credits; 2 h)
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.
Minor: Media, Language, Culture (30 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: (1) Das Wahlpaket "Medien, Sprache, Kultur" im Umfang von 30 ECTS-AP kann von ordentlichen Studierenden der an der Universität Innsbruck eingerichteten Bachelorstudien gewählt werden, sofern im entsprechenden Curriculum die Möglichkeit, ein Wahlpaket zu absolvieren, vorgesehen ist.
(2) Die einzelnen Module und Lehrveranstaltungen des Wahlpakets "Medien, Sprache, Kultur" können nach Maßgabe freier Plätze studiert werden.
(3) Studierende können eine Lehrveranstaltung entweder dem Fachstudium oder dem Wahlpaket zuordnen. Eine doppelte Zuordnung ist nicht zulässig.
Learning Outcome: Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Wahlpakets "Medien, Sprache, Kultur" verfügen über Kenntnisse und Kompetenzen im Bereich der theoretischen, analytischen und anwendungsbezogenen Auseinandersetzung mit Medien und Medienkommunikation. Sie können verschiedene Ansätze und Analysemethoden sowohl aus dem Bereich der Sprach- und Medienwissenschaft als auch aus dem Bereich der Kultur- und Literaturwissenschaft (z.B. Filmanalyse, komparatistische Medienforschung, Gender Studies) darlegen und diskutieren und können diese auf unterschiedliche Fragestellungen anwenden. Sie verfügen über Kenntnisse zu Medien in verschiedenen Kulturräumen und können Mediensysteme, Mediengestaltung und Medienwirkung kritisch diskutieren. Durch die Kenntnis von Ansätzen aus verschiedenen Disziplinen sind die Absolventinnen und Absolventen in der Lage, Medien und Medienprodukte aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven zu beschreiben, Zusammenhänge zu erkennen und ihre medienbezogenen Kompetenzen auch in interdisziplinären Kontexten anzuwenden.
(1) The following compulsory module covering 5 ECTS-Credits is to be passed. Students of the Bachelor's Programmes in English and American Studies, German Philology, French, Italian and Spanish pass 5 ECTS-Credits from the elective modules instead.
Compulsory module (5 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory module 1: Fundamentals of Media Studies (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to name the basic terms of media science scientifically and assess them appropriately; they are able to give an overview of central questions, approaches and results of media research and, after exemplary familiarisation with the methods of media analysis, to recognise, describe and critically analyse them.
Minor: Media, Language, Culture (30 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: (1) The Minor "Media, Language, Culture" covering 30 ECTS-Credits can be selected by regular degree students of bachelor¿s programmes at the University of Innsbruck if the respective curriculum provides for the opportunity to pass a Minor.
(2) The individual modules and courses of the Minor "Media, Language, Culture" can be studied providing the availability of places.
Learning Outcome: Graduates of the Minor "Media, Language, Culture" possess knowledge and competences in the field of theoretical, analytical and applied examination of media and media communication. They can present and discuss different approaches and methods of analysis from the field of linguistics and media studies as well as from the field of cultural and literary studies (e.g. film analysis, comparative media studies, gender studies) and can apply them to different questions. They have knowledge of media in different cultural areas and can critically discuss media systems, media design and media effects. Through knowledge of approaches from different disciplines, graduates are able to describe media and media products from different perspectives, to recognise connections and to apply their media-related competences also in interdisciplinary contexts.
(1) The following compulsory module covering 5 ECTS-Credits is to be passed. Students of the Bachelor's Programmes in English and American Studies, German Philology, French, Italian and Spanish pass 5 ECTS-Credits from the elective modules instead.
Compulsory module (5 ECTS-Credits)
Compulsory module 1: Fundamentals of Media Studies (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to name the basic terms of media science scientifically and assess them appropriately; they are able to give an overview of central questions, approaches and results of media research and, after exemplary familiarisation with the methods of media analysis, to recognise, describe and critically analyse them.