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Communication and Culture

Course code

BFM6003.FK

old course code

BFM6003

Course title in Estonian

Kommunikatsiooni ajalugu kultuuris

Course title in English

Communication and Culture

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Dirk Hoyer (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Brief description of the course

The course provides an overview of the complex relationships between culture and communication, as well as the impact of the development of mass communication on culture. The influence of culture on mass media is examined, and the role of mass media is analyzed in sociological, psychological, economic, political, and philosophical contexts.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- analyzes and interprets the complex relationships between culture and communication by applying relevant theoretical approaches (e.g. Marxism, postmodernism, etc.);
- explains the historical development of mass communication and its impact on contemporary culture, and analyzes the role of culture in the development of mass media;
- interprets phenomena of mass media and their impact within sociological, psychological, economic, political, and philosophical contexts;
- applies interdisciplinary academic approaches to the investigation and critical evaluation of field-specific issues.

Teacher

Dirk Hoyer

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