Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Further activities
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Teaching code

4S02213

Credits

12

Coordinator

Marco Carradore

Language

Italian

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning objectives

The aim of the course is to provide to students a critical knowledge in the following topics: 1. the concept of culture and its components from a sociological point of view, then in relation to the social world; 2. the main characteristics of the cultural processes in contemporary glocal societies; 3. the theme of identity in relation to social changes between traditional, modern and post-modern society; 4. the main theories on communication studies; 5. the theme of journalism and objectivity, especially on American journalism. Expected skills At the end of the course, the student have to demonstrate: 1. to use the concept of culture as defined in the various interpretations; 2. to know the mean of "cultural process" in relation to post-modern societies, with particular reference to complex western societies; 3. to know how to evaluate the links between knowledge, culture, identity and communication as processes, both in the individual and in the collective dimension, also through an approach that recognizes the determinant of diversity as constituency of everyday life; 4. to know different sociological theories on communication studies; 5. to know the fundamental stages of American journalism.

Bibliography

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Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Writing Exam (Multiple Choice Questions).
The syllabus is the same for the attending and non-attending class students
Erasmus students are kindly invited to contact the teacher.