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Master in Media Practices

Studieprogram: 
Media Practices - master
Studienivå: 
Master
Studiepoeng: 
120
Studielengd: 
4 semester
Kull: 
2020
Studieplassar: 
30
Studietype: 
Mastergradsstudium
Organisering
Heiltid
Opptakskrav

Admission requirements for this program is a completed Bachelor’s degree of at least 80 credits in media studies or journalism studies. There is a requirement that a minimum of 40 of the credits for the courses taken during the Bachelor’s degree are in practical subjects. Relevant work experience may be used to compensate for this requirement if subjects are within practical fields.

An average grade of C for the Bachelor’s degree is required.

For full-time program students, documented English proficiency equivalent to 80 on the TOEFL test or 6.0 on the IELTS academic test is required. This requirement does not apply to Norwegian students.

Om studiet

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).

Læringsutbytte

In accordance with the national qualifications framework students shall acquire the following learning outcomes after completion of the course:

Kunnskapar

The candidate will

  • have advanced knowledge in the field of media and specialized insight in a specific area of the field, for instance journalism, communication, animation or design;
  • have thourough knowledge on the social significance of media and the ethical demands directed at those working in the profession;
  • have a thourough knowledge of rhetoric, narration and the forms of communication used in media
Ferdigheiter

The candidate will be able to

  • analyse media topics on the basis of the field’s history, tradition, individuality and place in society
  • 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
  • plan, develop and complete an individual academic project on media in accordance with relevant norms in research ethics
Generell kompetanse

The candidate will be able to

  • employ his or her knowledge and skills in new areas to complete advanced tasks and projects
  • 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
  • work independently in practical and theoretical problem solving and contribute to new thinking and innovation processes
Organisering og arbeidsmåtar

The programe consists of lectures and seminars, individual and group work. The first week we have a mandatory overnight excursion. Most courses are mandatory, or partly mandatory. Final assesment varies from written exsams, portfolio and home exams. The master thesis are finalised with and oral exam.  

Master in Media Practices
Navn: 
Master in Media Practices
Informasjon

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).

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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, select either MMP313 Project Based Master Thesis or MMP314 Written Master Thesis
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Internasjonalisering

The first Spring semester

Ansvarleg
Paul Bjerke