Current Trends in Media
Spring Semester only
(This course will end Spring 2012 and be replaced by European Trends in Communication)
| 3 credits
| Core course
| Study Tour:
Western Denmark
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London
Majors:
Communication,
Journalism,
and
Media Studies
The course offers an introduction to the changing media landscape in Denmark and examines different modes of communication and broadcasting in a European context. Combining coursework with company visits and guest lectures, the course looks at role of media, advertisers, and other agents in the field of communication. Separate course elements include profiling careers in communication as well as weekly presentations on media trends.
Explore the field of communication though the Careers in Communications module and learn more about your own career interests through field studies, consultations and an interview with a Danish professional. This course enables you to draw on company visits in both London and Copenhagen to get a better idea of your own future within communications. As part of the course focus on trends and multimedia, students will create group video projects based on their curriculum utilizing London as their theme while on long study tour.
| Current Trends in Media A |
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| Current Trends in Media B |
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Field Studies
- Nordisk Film
- Learn a bit about the Danish film industry and explore its history in comparison to other European media timelines.
Instructors
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Søren Toft
Cand. Scient.pol. (Copenhagen University). MPA (Harvard University Kennedy School of Government). MBA (Copenhagen Business School). Current Director of Press and Public Affairs at Copenhagen Business School. With DIS since 2011.
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Alexander Tolstrup
Cand.scient.pol. (Political Science, University of Copenhagen, 2006), M.A. (Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London, 2004). Former Political Campaign Officer in England, Campaign Manager for the Conservative People’s Party in Denmark and . Currently Head of Communications at the Danish Youth Council. With DIS since 2010.
