Unit MASS COMMUNICATION
- Course
- Communication sciences
- Study-unit Code
- GP003620
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Marco Mazzoni
- Teachers
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- Marco Mazzoni
- Paolo Mancini
- Hours
- 21 ore - Marco Mazzoni
- 42 ore - Paolo Mancini
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2019/20
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Metodologie, analisi e tecniche della comunicazione
- Academic discipline
- SPS/08
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- italian (the class may be addresse also to English speaking students)
- Contents
- Generela introductio toa major theories of mass communication.The evolution of mass media between first and second Republic.
- Reference texts
- F. Ceccarelli (2018) Invano.Il potere in Italia da De Gasaperi a questi qua. Milano: Feltrinelli
Specific collection of essays prepared by the teacher - Educational objectives
- Students will get a basic knwoledge of the main theories on mass communication that they may use for later specific, developments
- Prerequisites
- Students will learn the main features of the Italian media system.
- Teaching methods
- Lessonos by the teacher and seminar discussions
- Other information
- It recommends the reading of a newspaper.
- Learning verification modality
- Written essay on a topic discussed in class and oral discussion
- Extended program
- At a first stage, the teacher will explain the main theories on mass communication. Then, departing from a different text book, the main problematic areas of the media system in Italy and its relationship with politics.