Bachelor module in Communication Studies
Courses
You can read about courses offered fall 2013 by following the link below:
The bachelor module is a standard package consisting of a basic course in Communication: Participants, Processes, Contexts (5 ECTS-points), two production-oriented workshops (5 ECTS-points each), and a period of project work (15 ECTS). To earn the full 30 ECTS-points for a semester you must complete the course and the workshops, participate in project work, write a report and take an oral exam on the basis of the report.
The two workshops are assessed as Pass/Fail, the course and the project exam are graded according to the Danish ‘7 steps scale’. Normally, one or two course- and workshop readers will be available. They consist of key texts on relevant themes, theories and methods and function as a resource for the project work.
Contact
International coordinator:
David Mathieu
Tlf. 4674 3144
Mail: mathieu@ruc.dk
Workshops
One of the two workshops always deals with Planned Communication with Print Media Production, while the theme of the other one varies. For example, it may be net media, video or speech. During the workshops the students learn to communicate content to specific audiences. Students learn to work professionally with communication during all stages from communication planning to production and evaluation. Priority is given to the production dimension, and even if formats vary from workshop to workshop, normally one week is reserved for working on an actual product that has to be presented to an audience of peers at the end of the workshop. Hands-on experience is in fact what distinguishes our programme from Communication Studies at other Danish universities. On completion of International Communication The bachelor module, students will be able to carry out campaign planning, to outline roughs, to design, construct and evaluate a product, and to write texts with a clear focus and structure – all of it in English.
Working with the planning of communication in transnational contexts, students can draw on theories on subjects such as international communication, globalization, international relations, media, culture, identity, knowledge sharing, or organizations from an international perspective. All these subjects are explored in depth on Master Modules 1 and 2.
The communication products that the workshop groups create should be directed towards an English-speaking audience, whether on the internet, in international publications, in Material in English language for a Danish audience, or as educational materials for teaching in English language. If the intended target group is not within geographical reach, students carry out the task of evaluation by evaluating products produced by others.
Basic course in Communication
The bachelor module course in Communication: Paticipants, Processes, Contexts is compulsory for all module I students. It consists of a series of lectures introducing the academic foundation for the bachelor module project. The course provides a basis for the project work, and it is assessed in terms of how the students are able to use the theories and methods taught during the course in a short written essay of 5 pages.
Project
The bachelor module project starts immediately after the completion of the second workshop. It involves problem-oriented project work by students working in groups. A group size of three to five members is recommended, and we strongly advise against working individually. Normally, the supervisor for the bachelor module projects is the teacher of the second workshop. The project report must be written in English.
Read more about project work at RU here.