Basics of media education (5cr)
Code: VV00FT93-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 18.08.2025 - 18.09.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
- Campus
- Kotka Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 10 - 20
- Teachers
- Harri Mäkinen
- Osku Kiri
- Course
- VV00FT93
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Basics of media education VV00FT93-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
You are familiar with the theoretical background, concepts, definitions, and essential types of media education.
You understand the methods of media education and a vision of implementing them.
You can critically assess your personal media relationship and have means to develop your skills in media literacy.
You are familiar with some special themes of media education.
Content
What are the most central media theories?
What is meant by concepts, media, media education, media literacy, media culture?
What are the most important media skills for citizenship?
What is your personal relationship with the media?
What are the effects of media?
What are the most common methods of media education?
Special themes: digital divide, digital gaming and game education, social media.
Evaluation scale
1-5