Human Rights and Journalism 2401-OG-EN-HRJ
TOPICS:
1. What are human rights? Basic notions.
2. A short history of human rights.
3. Generations of human rights.
4. Freedom of speech and freedom of the media as a link between journalism and human rights.
5. Civil and political rights.
6. Economic, social and cultural rights.
7. Third generation human rights.
8. Human rights and the idea of justice.
9. Human rights and globalisation.
10. The notion of human rights journalism.
11. Global media and human rights.
12. Human rights topics in journalism.
14. The question of truth and human rights journalism.
15. Human rights and journalism: a wrap-up.
Total student workload
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Teaching methods
Expository teaching methods
- informative (conventional) lecture
Exploratory teaching methods
- case study
Online teaching methods
- cooperation-based methods
- content-presentation-oriented methods
- exchange and discussion methods
Prerequisites
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Assessment methods:
- oral examination: W1, W2, W3
- active participation: U1, U2, U3
Assessment criteria:
- oral examination: 50% of the total grade
- active participation: 50% of the total grade
Total grades:
fail – less than 40 points (less than 40%)
satisfactory – 40-47 points (40-47%)
satisfactory plus – 48-55 points (48-55%)
good – 56-62 points (56-62%)
good plus – 63-69 points (63-69%)
very good – 70 and more points
Practical placement
Not applicable.
Additional information
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