Political Communication I, Electronic exam 1.1.–31.7.2026 (5cr)
Code: C-10122-POL.VO.244-r1
General information
- Enrolment period
- 16.11.2025 - 31.07.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 01.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Institution
- University of Tampere
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Course
- C-10122-POL--VO--244
Objectives (course unit)
The students can understand the interdependence between politics and the media. Students recognise how the media influences the political agenda and how politicians make use of the media for their own ends. The students can analyse the role of the media in electoral campaigning as well as the personalisation and privatization of politics.
Content (course unit)
Interaction between politics and media; mediatization of politics; the role of mass media and social media in election campaigns; politicians’ media performance skills and communication competencies.