Twenty-First Century Television
No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students.
About
This course provides you with knowledge about television in the twenty-first century. We will examine the development of so-called quality television programs, reality-television shows, reality competition as well as para-televisual forms of programming such as the web series and vlogs. Particular attention will be paid to economic, aesthetic, and technological factors in the rise of multi-season serial formats, new types of narrative complexity, and modified realisms (aesthetic, psychological, reality television, etc.) shaping character construction.
Prerequisites and selection
Requirements
Completed courses for a bachelor degree, or the equivalent. In addition to this, competence in English that equals English B/English 6.
Selection
Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 225 credits.
For admission to the summer 2021 and onward the following selection applies: selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits.