Programme
Year 2 Specialism
- Module 3: Research Module in Journalism Studies
- Location: University of Hamburg
- Professor: Irene Neverla, Shameem Mahmud
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Credits: 10 ECTS
Overview
In this module the students will work on a research project in small groups; a project they will develop themselves. They will learn to apply the knowledge they have acquired so far by working on a concrete task. This again helps them working in teams and gain competencies in planning and organising projects. The project develops issue oriented which means: The development, the processing and the finishing of a concrete academic project,including a project report or a publication lie at the centre of the workshop. This way, students prepare for their academic thesis and for future challenges in the job.
Potential research fields (indicative):
- European journalism Media
- Media constructions of climate change
- Media and collective memory
- Use of news media and media contents
In this module, the knowledge acquired in previous semesters is applied practically and in a team. The courses in this module can easily be integrated with topics and courses of modules from the first year of the master.
This module is based on the foundations laid in the modules “Methodology” and “Journalistic Method and Communication”.
Learning Outcomes
Transferable skills:
- written communication
- group work and presentation
- research strategies,
- applying adequate methodology
- information gathering
Furthermore, students will have gained a thorough knowledge in the respective research field covered and a deepened understanding of the issues in that field.
