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Lecturer(s)
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Foretová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introductory meeting, overview of course content, and course completion requirements. 2. Communication Studies as a post-discipline: Main themes and key issues in the field. 3. Historical roots of communication thought; defining Communication Studies in relation to other disciplines. 4. Selected topics in Communication Studies I: European traditions of communication research key themes, organizations, and academic platforms. 5. Selected topics in Communication Studies II: American traditions of communication research key themes, organizations, and academic platforms. 6. Craig's metamodel of Communication Studies: Communication Studies as a field of inquiry. 7. Selected traditions of communication research I: The rhetorical tradition. 8. Selected traditions of communication research II: The semiotic and socio-cultural traditions. 9. Selected traditions of communication research III: The cybernetic and socio-psychological traditions. 10. Selected traditions of communication research IV: Critical theory and phenomenological traditions; the influence of pragmatism. 11. Critiques and revisions of Craig's metamodel of Communication Studies. 12. Thematic summary of course content: The institutional map of contemporary Communication Studies. 13. Final course evaluation and assessment of student performance.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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This course presents communication studies as an independent academic discipline, introducing students to its key themes and traditions of inquiry. Particular attention is devoted to the historical development and constitution of the field, establishing a necessary foundation for understanding its contemporary landscape.
Students can formulate research problems from a specifically communication-oriented perspective. Students are able to apply the acquired conceptual framework to analyze specific communication situations and processes. Students can compare different theoretical approaches and reflect on their limitations in explaining the nature of given communication phenomena. Students are able to present scholarly arguments using the conceptual framework of Communication Studies.
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Prerequisites
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Ability to read scholarly texts in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Dialog, Seminar Work, Written exam
COURSE CREDIT (ZÁPOČET) 1. Regular attendance at seminars (a maximum of 2 absences permitted). 2. Completion of ongoing home preparation assignments assigned during the semester via moodle.upol.cz by the specified deadlines. 3. An oral presentation on a selected topic, including the preparation of a written handout (summary/theses) for other course participants. COLLOQUIUM (KOLOKVIUM) 1. A written test verifying understanding of core concepts across communication research traditions and the ability to apply them to a selected communication topic.
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Recommended literature
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Carey, James. (1989). Communication as culture. Essays on Media and society.. London.
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Craig, Robert. Communication theory as a field. Communication Theory, 9(2), 199-161. 1999, ISSN 1468-2885.
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Craig, Robert, T. - Muller, Heidi, L. (2007). Theorizing communication. Readings Across Traditions. Sage.
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Donsbach, Wolfgang. (2008). The International Encyclopedia of Communication.
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Fay, B. (2002). Současná filosofie sociálních věd. Praha.
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Griffin, E., Ledbetter, A., & Sparks, G. A first look at communication theory. (9th ed.). New York. 2015.
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Griffin, Em; Leddbetter, Andrew M., Sparks, Glenn G. (2022). First Look at Communication Theory. 11. vydání. New York.
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Griffin, M. (2008). First Look at Communication Theory. New York.
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Chandler, D. (2002). Semiotics: The Basics.. Oxon.
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LITTLEJOHN, S. ? FOSS, K. (2008). Theories of Human Communication. Thomson and Wadsworth.
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Littlejohn, Stephen, W., Foss, Karen, Oetzel, John, A. A.;. (2025). Theories of Human Communication, Thirteenth Edition.
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NORDENSTRENG, K. (2007). Discipline or Field? Soul-searching in Communication Research. Nordicom Review, Jubilee Issue, s. 211?222..
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Vybíral, Z. (2009). Psychologie komunikace. Praha.
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