Master in Media Practices
Media professions are in flux. We see ever closer links and occupational slippage between jobs in the media industry (e.g. journalists, communicators, animators, documentary filmmakers, producers). This disruptive digitalization and convergence creates new challenges for candidates who might fill media professions. However, the convergence does not remove the need for professional specialization. The program therefore does not educate “one-size-fits-all” media practitioners, but rather emphasizes both what unites occupations/professions (like social missions, societal role, rhetoric, narrative technique and communication) and what differentiates them (different positions in society, various work tools, different professional traditions).
In accordance with the national qualifications framework students shall acquire the following learning outcomes after completion of the course:
The candidate
- has advanced knowledge in the field of media and specialized insight in a specific area of the field, for instance journalism, communication, photography, animation or design;
- has thourough knowledge on the social significance of media and the ethical demands directed at those working in the profession;
- has a thourough knowledge of rhetoric, narration and the forms of communication used in media
The candidate
- can analyse media topics on the basis of the field’s history, tradition, individuality and place in society
- can locate, analyse and manage different sources of information from a critical perspective, and employ these in order to structure, formulate and complete media products of a high professional standard in his or her area of expertise
- can plan, develop and complete an individual academic project on media in accordance with relevant norms in research ethics
The candidate
- can employ his or her knowledge and skills in new areas to complete advanced tasks and projects
- can present an extensive individual body of work and discuss academic issues, analysis and conclusions in the field of media, particularly within his or her area of expertise, with both specialists and the public
- can work independently in practical and theoretical problem solving and contribute to new thinking and innovation processes
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Media professions are in flux. We see ever closer links and occupational slippage between jobs in the media industry (e.g. journalists, communicators, animators, documentary filmmakers, producers). This disruptive digitalization and convergence creates new challenges for candidates who might fill media professions. However, the convergence does not remove the need for professional specialization. The program therefore does not educate “one-size-fits-all” media practitioners, but rather emphasizes both what unites occupations/professions (like social missions, societal role, rhetoric, narrative technique and communication) and what differentiates them (different positions in society, various work tools, different professional traditions).
| Course | 2018 Autumn | 2019 Spring | 2019 Autumn | 2020 Spring |
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Elective subjects | 30 | |||
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Elective subjects from other master programmes. Due to different admission rules, students have to make a formal application: The application should be sent to Studentsorvis@hivolda.no before November 20th | ||||
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Master Thesis | 15 | 30 | ||
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| Sum (120 total) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
The first Spring semester
The course will be evaluated in accordance with Volda University College’s quality assurance system. (http://www.hivolda.no/hivolda/om-hogskulen/kvalitetsarbeid)