Politics and Media

Communication, Journalism & Media Studies Program
Madrid, Spain

Dates: mid Jan 2026 - early Jun 2026

Communication, Journalism & Media Studies

Politics and Media

Politics and Media Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 17701
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42

DESCRIPTION

PART 1:
1. Democracy and Mass Media
2. Information, fiction, and public opinion
3. From propaganda to the rhetoric of transparency
4. Politics in the Internet: participation and control
5. Media and social change

PART 2:
1. Conceptualization and historic evolution of the media in the political arena
2. Media, agenda-setting and public opinion.
3. Types and styles of communication in collective political actors
4. Electoral campaigns
5. Research methods and techniques applied to political communication


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