Sociology of communication

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Program Overview

The training focuses on the scientific and sociological analysis in the field of communication in general, and media institutions in particular, as a social institution that plays a fundamental role in the process of social mobility. This is done by enabling the student to understand and perceive the internal structure of this institution and its relationship with other social institutions, and by providing the student with the necessary tools to study the problems that arise around communication as a social institution, also through: the study of issues related to communication within its social framework and linking it to the reality of daily life; the role of communication in social progress; the purposes and objectives of communication and its relationship with the public policies of the country; the relationship of communication with culture and its role in socialization; the educational objectives and the basic functions of communication; diagnosing and analyzing the characteristics of communication and media systems from educational and administrative perspectives.

This requires deepening students' knowledge in several fields: the sociology of communication, social change, the ideological and political dimensions of media and communication, communication theories, the history of media institutions.

This training aims at acquiring and deepening the competencies and knowledge related to understanding the real role of communication in society.

Its general and specific objectives go from discourse to the practices related to this scientific field, as well as analyzing its various components, functions, and points of dysfunction, and contributing to proposing appropriate solutions.

This is done through the proposed theoretical training and field training in various institutions related to mass communication means (written press, television, radio, and various administrations as media officers within them).

Teaching Language : العربية

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses

The training in the Master’s program, specialization in Sociology of Communication, is organized over two ideal years comprising four semesters, distributed as follows:

First year of Master’s:

First semester: Ends with the holding of the regular session and the resit session exams for the first semester, and the deliberation of the results of both the regular and resit sessions of the first semester.

Second semester: Culminates in the holding of the regular and resit session exams for the second semester, and the deliberation of the results of both the regular and resit sessions of the second semester.

At the end of the first year, the final deliberations of students’ results in the first and second sessions are conducted, and decisions are made regarding the list of successful students and those who passed with debt and are allowed to proceed to the second year of the Master in Sociology of Communication. Also, the list of repeating students and those excluded from studies is determined.

Second year of Master’s:

Third semester: Ends with the holding of exams for the third semester in both regular and resit sessions, and the deliberation of the results of the third semester for both sessions.

Fourth semester: Ends with the evaluation of students in the “Seminar for Monitoring Thesis Progress” course, the assessment of students’ completion of the graduation thesis, as well as its public defense. The deliberation of students’ results for the fourth semester is also conducted.

At the end of the second year of the Master in Sociology of Communication, the final deliberations of the students’ results for the third and fourth semesters are conducted, and decisions are made regarding the list of students obtaining the academic Master’s degree in Sociology of Communication

Advanced Topics

Program of the First Year – Master in Sociology of Communication:

First Semester:

  • Theories of Social Communication
  • Communication Strategies
  • Communication and Social Change
  • Sociology of Media
  • Research Methodology
  • Sociological Writing Techniques
  • History of the National Movement
  • Linguistic Geography
  • Statistical Processing Software
  • Foreign Language 1

Second Semester:

  • Communication and the Public Sphere
  • The Social Function of Modern Means of Communication
  • Media and Communication Economics
  • Communication and Socialization
  • Methodological Teaching Units
  • Sociological Analysis of Media
  • Semiology
  • Current Global Issues
  • Social Psychology
  • Horizontal Teaching Unit
  • Digital Data Processing
  • Foreign Language 2

 

 

 

 

Program of the Second Year – Master in Sociology of Communication:

Third Semester:

  • Sociology of Traditional Communication in Algeria
  • Historical and Legal Development of the Media and Communication System in Algeria
  • New Media and the Knowledge Society
  • Communication and Public Opinion
  • Documentation Usage Techniques
  • Methodology for Preparing the Graduation Thesis
  • Entrepreneurship and Psychoanalysis
  • Foreign Language 3
  • Opinion Polls

Fourth Semester:

  • Seminar for Monitoring Thesis Completion
  • Personal Work – Thesis Completion –

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Admissions Information

Enrollment in the Master’s program in Sociology of Communication is open to students holding a Bachelor's degree (Licence) in the following specializations:

  • Sociology (LMD System and Classical System).

Priority is given to students who pursued their studies in a regular manner (attendance – completion of required activities and assignments – no repeated academic years).

Priority ranking is also determined based on the order of specializations 

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