Only available for students in Media Education programme.

Nowadays film is an enormous industry, an established form of art, and a popular type of entertainment. Film constantly influences our lives: the way we talk, act and think. This course offers an opportunity to explore the world of film and become familiar with its history, form and language.  

If you have questions about the course, please contact the teacher Sergei Glotov.

The Arctic is becoming the focus of worldwide interest due to climate change and the utilisation of the region’s natural resources. It has seen the emergence of new industries, environmental pressures and geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile, academic and public discourse and the media are facing the challenge of finding adequate ways to discuss developments in the region.

The course includes an international event “Media and the Arctic: Master Class in Tampere, Finland, 26–30 November 2018”, organised by the Tampere Research Centre for Russian and Chinese Media (TaRC). Six distinguished and accomplished journalists and media professionals will join teachers from the University of Tampere to share their expertise with students and media professionals in an intensive, one-week Master Class.

The coursework will consist of pre-assignments, five contact teaching days, and a journalistic or other media-related final assignment dealing with the themes of the Master Class. Attendance on all five days and active participation in one of the workgroups is required.

Further information

The course will be taught with a major focus on discussion, critical thinking, and individual and collaborative work. The course will be taught in English; no knowledge of any other language is required.

The course is free for students of the University of Tampere and TaRC’s partner universities. There is a course fee for working media professionals, but such applicants can apply for a grant from Journalistisen kulttuurin edistämissäätiö, JOKES (see https://www.jokes-saatio.fi/).

For more information, please contact the TaRC personnel at the Faculty of Communications, University of Tampere:

Coordinator Mika Perkiömäki mika.perkiomaki@staff.uta.fi

Senior Lecturer in Journalism Ari Heinonen ari.a.heinonen@staff.uta.fi

Researcher Dmitry Yagodin dmitry.yagodin@staff.uta.fi

Professor of Russian Language and Culture Arja Rosenholm arja.rosenholm@staff.uta.fi

Professor of Journalism Heikki Luostarinen heikki.luostarinen@staff.uta.fi

Enrolment begins on Monday 13 August 2018 at 10 am and ends on Friday 14 September 2018 at 4 pm.

Contact teaching will be organised as an intensive Master Class between 26 and 30 November 2018 at the University of Tampere. The venues will be announced at a later date. The schedule for the week:

Day 1: Mon 26 November 2018, 10 am – 5 pm

Day 2: Tue 27 November 2018, 9 am – 9 pm

Day 3: Wed 28 November 2018, 9 am – 5 pm

Day 4: Thu 29 November 2018, 9 am – 5 pm

Day 5: Fri 30 November 2018, 9 am – 3 pm

The Master Class will also include a voluntary evening programme and networking.

The course will be beneficial for students with a background in Russian studies, politics, communication, media (JMMETUS), journalism (JOUJOVTS), intercultural communication, visual studies or Eastern European studies. However, students with backgrounds in other disciplines are also welcome. 

The course is arranged for the students of the Master's Degree in Teacher Education and the Master's Degree in Media Education. Max 18 students.

Optional course in Specialization in Adult and Vocational Education and in Multicultural Study Programme in Education.

Enrolment in NettiOpsu.

Lectures Thursday 15-17

7 March Session 1: Introduction to media and cultural industries

Reading circles meet

14 March Session 2:
Media policy and global media system

Reading circles meet

21 March Session 3
Marko Ala-Fossi: European media policy

Reading circles meet

28 March Session 4
Anneli Lehtisalo: Media distribution

Reading circles meet

4 April Session 5 Jenni Hokka: Production studies

Reading circles meet

11 April: Session 6 Anne Soronen: Media work

18 April: No class, Easter holiday

Reading circles meet

25 April Session 7
Tarja Rautiainen-Keskustalo: Digital media culture and music industry

9 May Session 8
Presentations

16 May Session 9
Presentations

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