Media Law and Ethics in the Media (OPEN UNI)

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to evaluate journalistic activities on the basis of the ethical guidelines for journalists and the most important aspects of communications legislation. They will be able to distinguish between legal, moral, and ethical issues in journalism. Students will be able to explain copyright legislation, in particular, with a view to the publication of textual and visual material. They will also be able to apply this knowledge to publishing decisions related to journalistic work.

Course is implemented as contact or online teaching. Lectures 18 h / independent study 117 h

Group project and lecture and book exam

The course uses a numerical grading scale 0–5. In the numerical scale, 0 (zero) means fail.

Language of instruction Finnish