Media and Communication Studies
Media and Communication Studies is an international and vibrant interdisciplinary field of studies with influences from both social sciences and the humanities. Research and studies within the field aim to understand and/or explain both historical developments and contemporary phenomena involving media.
Subject description
It includes the study of traditional media organizations (television, print media, radio) as well as new forms of media such as social media platforms, digital news media, streaming services, and other digital technologies that influence our everyday lives, shape our perceptions and world views, and even affect our society, culture, and politics on an aggregate level.
Examples of topics explored within the field are: power, democracy, economics, social movements, identity, extremism, gender, diversity, war and conflict, representation, climate change, migration, minorities, and existential issues.
FALL 2025: New 15 Credits Course "Environmental Communication"
BA level, second half of the semester, all taught in English
The course provides knowledge about environmental communication from an interdisciplinary perspective. Divided in two modules:
1. Environment and News Media, 7,5 ECTS
The first module focuses on the crucial role of news and journalism in shaping the public's understanding of environmental issues. Here the focus is on how news represents the environment, environmentalism, climate change and climate activism. The course examines how both traditional and digital news channels have represented these topics over time, and explores how journalists, editors and media organizations contribute to the production and dissemination of knowledge about planetary change. With a starting point in the humanities and social sciences, the course analyzes how news, investigative reporting and media campaigns influence the public and political debate as well as activism related to environmental challenges. It also considers the implications of emerging media platforms as well as the role of citizen journalism in the changing landscape of environmental communication.
2. Strategic Communication, Environmental Activism and Politics, 7,5 ECTS
The second module explores the intersection between media and the environment, with a focus on how different communication strategies are used by different actors, such as companies and organizations on the one hand and environmental activists on the other, to influence politics and public opinion. The course emphasizes the role of the media in shaping knowledge about environmental issues, and examines how actors use communication to mobilize support. Through case studies and theoretical frameworks, students will critically analyze the effectiveness of both organizations' strategic communication and media-driven activism in influencing environmental policy
Courses and programmes
Freestanding courses on BA and MA level
Master's Programme in Global Media Studies.
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PhD studies
You can get a PhD degree in Media and Communication Studies
Degree
For a bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Studies you can choose to study individual courses or join one of the bachelor’s programmes listed under Educations within the subject.
The bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Studies is only offered in Swedish.
Learn more about Swedish language qualification.
A master’s degree in Media and Communication Studies can only be obtained through enrolment in one of the master’s programmes listed under Educations within the subject.
Research
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Contact
Student Counsellor Journalism and Media and Communication StudiesMattias JohannessonStudent Counsellor
- Office hours
According to agreement
- Irregular office hours
Out of office 20 December 2024 to 7 January 2025