Course

Course code: MKVN06
Swedish title: Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap: Medier och politiskt engagemang
Credits: 15

NB! The course is not given this semester. The information below is about autumn semester 2024. The course was also given earlier. Choose semester above for more information!

Study period: autumn semester 2024
Type of studies: full time, day
Study period: 2024-11-01 – 2025-01-19
Language of instruction: English

Description

Democracy does not function without political engagement from citizens. A healthy and vibrant democracy requires citizens to be informed about public affairs, discuss their opinions with others, and take action to ensure these opinions are represented in cultural and political spheres.

Throughout history, media has played a critical role in facilitating, shaping, and sometimes restricting citizens’ political engagement. Today, contemporary debates focus on social media and their perceived role in fostering engagement that leads to disinformation and polarization. This course reveals how digital technologies are only the latest development in the much broader interplay between media, political engagement, and democracy.

After an introduction into the historical genealogy of media and political engagement, the course places a special focus on how the internet and social media affects modern engagement practices. We examine how digital technologies affect citizens’ information environments, as well as how platforms shape practices of political engagement and disengagement. The course approaches the ‘political’ in terms of institutionalized politics (elections), extra-parliamentary politics (protests and activism), and cultural politics (the arts), in order to encapsulate the myriad of ways that citizens engage with politics in modern civic life.  

Note!

This course is not open as a freestanding course next semester. It can be open for application within a programme or for students in an exchange programme. Please ask your academic advisor for information.

How to apply

Lund University uses a national application system run by University Admissions in Sweden. It is only possible to apply during the application periods: October–January for autumn semester and June–August for spring semester.

Extended application deadline

Sometimes the application deadline is extended for a specific programme or course. In these cases you will find the message "open for late application" by the programme/course information on universityadmissions.se. You apply with the usual application steps. As long as this message is showing, it is possible to apply, but late applications are processed in order of date, so it is still important to apply as soon as possible. Please note that if the programme/course does not have an extended deadline, it is not possible to apply late.

First or Second Admission Round?

All international students are encouraged to apply to the First admission round. This round takes place many months before the start of a semester and gives students the time they need to pay their tuition fees, apply for and receive their residence permit (if required), find housing, etc.

The Second admission round is an alternative for students from EU/EEA countries as they do not need a residence permit. Non-EU/EEA students will most likely not have enough time to obtain their permit before the start of the semester. However, even EU/EEA students are advised to apply during the First admission round, as some programmes can be applied for only in the January round. Also, this provides applicants with an admission decision much earlier, which is helpful in making decisions about their studies.

Tuition Fees

Non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of a country outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay tuition fees. You pay one instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each semester.

Read more about tuition fees, payments and exemptions

EU/EEA citizens and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Application fee

If you are required to pay tuition fees, you are generally also required to pay an application fee of SEK 900 (approximately EUR 100) when you apply at universityadmissions.se. You pay one application fee regardless of how many programmes or courses you apply to.

Read more about paying the University Admissions in Sweden application fee and exemptions

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