Curricular Unit:			Code:
Theory and History of Journalism			1103THJO
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Master	Communication Sciences (Journalism)	4 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Winter Semester		Portuguese/English	52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
To promote general knowledge about journalism history and theory. To acquire a multifaceted view on the comparative history of Portuguese, European and American journalism. Develop critical capacity on the history of journalism and on the journalistic phenomenon, in its social framework, in the present.
Syllabus:
The journalistic field. The history of journalism. Concepts of the press. News as discursive units of journalism. Theory of the News as Theory of Journalism. “Theories” of the news and Theory of the News. Theory of the News. News media effects.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The syllabus addresses the major themes in journalism theory and history. It promotes the general understanding of the field of journalism and its relationship with individuals and society in Portugal and elsewhere in the world.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The teaching methodology is based on theoretical lectures, practical classes for query, analysis and interpretation of sources and in lectures with invited experts in the topics covered. Students’ evaluation will be continuous and the final classification will result of weighting the partial classifications of one written exam and the results of each student's personal work, materialized in research and in the presentation of researches’ results in the classroom. The failure in continuous evaluation automatically sends the students to the final exam.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Being a course of nature fundamentally theoretical and theoretical-practice, lectures, supplemented with research carried out by each student and materialized in conducting and presenting research papers is pedagogically orthodox because it has been, over time, well- successful. Testing continues to be the most relevant instrument for assessing the knowledge and skills of students when theoretical content and the ability of analysis and interpretation of sources is on the table.
Reading:
Correia, J. C. (2011). O Admirável Mundo das Notícias: Teorias e Métodos. Covilhã: Livros LabCom. McQuail, D. (2003). Teoria da Comunicação de Massas. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Sousa, J. P. (2000). As Notícias e os Seus Efeitos. Coimbra: Minerva. Sousa, J. P. (2006). Elementos de Teoria e Pesquisa da Comunicação e dos Media. 2ª edição. Porto: UFP. SOUSA, J. P. (Coord.) (2008). Jornalismo: História, Teoria e Metodologia da Pesquisa. Porto: UFP. Sousa, J. P. (Org.) et al. (2014). History of the Press in the Portuguese-Speaking Countries. Lisboa: Media XXI. Traquina, N. (2003). Jornalismo. Lisboa: Quimera. Wolf, M. (1987). Teorias da Comunicação. Lisboa: Presença.
Lecturer (* Responsible):
Jorge Pedro Sousa (jpsousa@ufp.edu.pt)