Photojournalism MA, Topics in Media Ethics for Photojournalism, 7.5 Credits
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Bildjournalistik AV, Teman i medieetik för bildjournalistik, 7,5 hp
Photojournalism MA, Topics in Media Ethics for Photojournalism, 7.5 Credits
General data
- Code: BJ007A
- Subject/Main field: Photojournalism
- Cycle: Second cycle
- Credits: 7,5
- Progressive specialization: A1F - Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
- Education area: Teknik 100%
- Answerable faculty: Faculty of Science, Technology and Media
- Answerable department: Media and Communication Science
- Approved: 2012-11-09
- Date of change: 2013-11-21
- Version valid from: 2014-01-20
Aim
The aim of the course is to illuminate and reflect on the photojournalist’s three fundamental areas of responsibility: the responsibility towards the subject, the responsibility towards the reader of the image, and the responsibility towards the image-maker’s own personal choices. Furthermore, the course aims to address the cultural foundations of photojournalistic media ethics and its interaction with the development of society.
Course objectives
After satisfactory completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to:
- articulate a fundamental value system for the ethics of photojournalism
- analyze photojournalistic works from an ethical standpoint
- participate in a professional discourse about the application of ethics in the media business and in the photojournalistic profession
Content
- media ethics for photojournalists
- media ethics and method
- critical analysis of media ethics
Entry requirements
Photojournalism MA, 45 Credits, including Visual Style and Aesthetics, 7,5 Credits.
Selection rules and procedures
The selection process is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance and the local order of admission.
Teaching form
The teaching formats include seminars and workshops.
Examination form
M100: Topics in Media Ethics för Photojournalism, 7.5 Credits
Grade scale: Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.
A passing course grade requires a passing grade on all exercises as well as attendance and active participation.
Attendance is obligatory at all seminars and workshops. Absence and late assignments may have a negative impact on the course grade.
Grading criteria for the subject can be found at www.miun.se/en/Student/Services/Grading-Criteria.
Grading system
Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.
Course reading
Required literature
- Author: Sontag, Susan
- Title: Regarding the pain of others
- Ort: New York
- Edition: Senaste upplagan
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Author: Morris, Errol
- Title: Believing is seeing: Observations on the mysteries of photography
- Edition: Senaste upplagan
- Publisher: Penguin Press