Media (Elective) Field of study: English Studies: Interactive Entertainment Design and Game Studies (SPRINT-WRITE)
Programme code: W1-S1FD25.2025

Module name: Media (Elective)
Module code: W1-FCDS1-M-MW-4
Programme code: W1-S1FD25.2025
Semester: summer semester 2026/2027
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The elective module includes original courses on media and their role in contemporary humanities. Students choose from a range of courses offering theoretical and analytical perspectives on media and related social and cultural phenomena. The module familiarizes students with selected aspects of media and develops their ability to critically analyze and interpret them within a humanities framework. Courses focus on specific issues within this thematic field. Lectures introduce selected theories and contexts as a basis for discussion. Classes emphasize analysis, interpretation, discussion, and the presentation of students’ independent research findings.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
critically evaluates media content, taking into account its cultural and ideological implications and the related social challenges [K01]
 FD_K03 [2/5]
analyzes and interprets media, considering selected theoretical perspectives as well as social and cultural contexts [U01]
 FD_U04 [2/5] FD_U05 [2/5]
formulates their own opinions and conclusions, and presents the results of cultural research on media with the use of the knowledge they have acquired [U02]
 FD_U02 [2/5] FD_U05 [2/5] FD_U06 [2/5] FD_U09 [3/5]
is familiar with selected media theories and research approaches used in the analysis of media communication within the framework of the humanities [W01]
 FD_W06 [3/5] FD_W07 [2/5]
understands the role and functions of media in social and cultural processes, with particular emphasis on their impact on contemporary cultural phenomena [W02]
 FD_W01 [2/5] FD_W06 [3/5] FD_W10 [2/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [c] 30 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Activating method – peer learning [b08] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work K01 U01 U02
lecture [w] 15 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Video show [c02] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		course work K01 W01 W02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
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Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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