Course code

KOK6045.FK

old course code

KOK6045

Course title in Estonian

Kommunikatsioon ja ühiskond

Course title in English

Communication and Society

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

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

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

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

Course aims

The objective is to introduce the main concepts and schools of communication, create better understanding of communication and processes in the society; introduce the options that communicaiton theories provide to understand and define social processes; and to support the development of first skills to analyze communication. The course also helps to understand the relationships between communication theories and other social sciences and to develop interdisciplinary and complex thinking.

Brief description of the course

Communication and society is an elementary level course that introduces most important aspects of communication studies. The course provides an overview of the types of communication and position of the communication processes.
The topics of the course require critical analysis of communication processes.
Topics of lectures and seminars:
- The nature of communication theroy
- Communication and society
- Communication and culture
- Communication and constructivism
- Communication analysis: text, message, context
- Communication in practice

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the main concepts and issues of communication theory;
- finds his/her way in the main approaches of communication theory;
- is able to properly use specific terminology;
- can define types of communication and interpret processes in society as communication processes;
- can find relations between the field of communication and his/her speciality.

Teacher

Mart Soonik, MA

Study programmes containing that course

Environmental Management (MLKSB/17.LT)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/17.FK)
Public Relations (KOSKB/17.FK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/16.FK)
Journalism (KOAB/16.FK)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/16.LT)
Public Relations (KOSKB/16.FK)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/15.LT)
History (AIAJB/15.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/15.HT)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/15.FK)
Reviewer-Editor (EKRTB/15.HT)
Philosophy (HIFIB/15.HT)
Public Relations (KOSKB/15.FK)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/15.YK)
Psychology (PSPSB/15.LT)
Crossmedia (BFRB/15.FK)
Information Science (INITB/15.DT)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/15.YK)
Journalism (KOAB/15.FK)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/15.LT)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/15.FK)
Computer Science (IFIFB/15.DT)
Journalism (KOAB/14.FK)
Information Science (INITB/14.DT)
Reviewer-Editor (EKRTB/14.HT)
History (AIAJB/14.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/14.HT)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/14.YK)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/14.LT)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/14.FK)
Crossmedia (BFRB/14.FK)
Psychology (PSPSB/14.LT)
Philosophy (HIFIB/14.HT)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/14.FK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/14.YK)
Computer Science (IFIFB/14.DT)
Public Relations (KOSKB/14.FK)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/13.LT)
Computer Science (IFIFB/13.DT)
Reviewer-Editor (EKRTB/13.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/13.HT)
Psychology (PSPSB/13.LT)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/13.FK)
Philosophy (HIFIB/13.HT)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/13.YK)
Crossmedia (BFRB/13.FK)
History (AIAJB/13.HT)
Journalism (KOAB/13.FK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/13.YK)
Information Science (INITB/13.DT)
Public Relations (KOSKB/13.FK)
Social Pedagogy (RKSPB/13.YK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/13.FK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/12.FK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/12_1.YK)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/12.HT)
History (AIAJB/12.HT)
Social Pedagogy (RKSPB/12.YK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/12.YK)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/12.YK)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/12.LT)
Crossmedia (BFRB/12.FK)
Public Relations (KOSKB/12.FK)
Social Work (STSTB/12.YK)
Audiovisual media (BFMB/12.FK)
Journalism (KOAB/12.FK)
Philosophy (HIFIB/12.HT)
Psychology (PSPSB/12.LT)
Reviewer-Editor (EKRTB/12.HT)
Information Science (INITB/12.DT)
Computer Science (IFIFB/12.DT)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/11_2.YK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/11_1.YK)
Social Sciences (KKSB/11.YK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/11-T.FK)
Advertising and Publicity Studies (KORMB/11.FK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/11.YK)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/11.LT)
Film Arts (BFFVB/10.FK)
Psychology (PSPSB/00.LT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/00.HT)
Politics and Government (RIRIB/00.YK)