Master
2024/2025
Critical Studies in Media Law
Type:
Compulsory course (Critical Media Studies)
Area of studies:
Media Communications
Delivered by:
Institute of Media
When:
1 year, 3, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Valentina Pavlenko
Master’s programme:
Критические медиаисследования
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course is aimed at improving students’ awareness of legal issues in the media industry. Topics to be covered include freedom of expression, privacy and personal data protection in the digital field, intellectual property and copyright protection, as well as advertising regulation. The course will touch on global trends in digital media platforms regulation. It will examine the role of social media platforms in online content regulation and users’ data commodification. The focus of the course is on a critical analysis of how the law applies to the media industry.