Study Program Handbook Society, Media and Politics Bachelor of Arts Subject-specific Examination Regulations for Society, Media and Politics (Fachspezifische Prüfungsordnung) The subject-specific examination regulations for Society, Media and Politics are defined by this program handbook and are valid only in combination with the General Examination Regulations for Undergraduate degree programs (General Examination Regulations = Rahmenprüfungsordnung). This handbook also contains the program-specific Study and Examination Plan (Chapter 6). Upon graduation, students in this program will receive a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with a scope of 180 ECTS (for specifics see Chapter 6 of this handbook). Version Valid as of Decision Details Fall 2020 – V1.1 Sep 01, 2020 Approved by the V1 Master version Academic Senate on V1.1 Editorial Changes, June 26, 2019. indicative literature added Contents 1 Program Overview ..................................................................................................... 5 Concept .................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1.1 The Jacobs University Educational Concept..................................................................... 5 1.1.2 Program Concept ............................................................................................................. 6 Specific Advantages of SMP at Jacobs University .................................................................... 7 Program-Specific Educational Aims ......................................................................................... 7 1.3.1 Qualification Aims ............................................................................................................ 7 1.3.2 Intended Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................... 8 Career Options ......................................................................................................................... 8 Admission Requirements ......................................................................................................... 9 Contact ................................................................................................................................... 10 2 The Curriculum Structure ......................................................................................... 11 General ................................................................................................................................... 11 The Jacobs University 3C Model ............................................................................................ 11 2.2.1 Year 1 – CHOICE ............................................................................................................. 11 2.2.2 Year 2 – CORE ................................................................................................................. 13 2.2.3 Year 3 – CAREER ............................................................................................................. 15 The Jacobs Track..................................................................................................................... 17 2.3.1 Methods and Skills Modules .......................................................................................... 17 2.3.2 Big Questions modules ................................................................................................... 18 2.3.3 Community Impact Project ............................................................................................ 18 2.3.4 Language modules ......................................................................................................... 18 3 SMP as a Minor ........................................................................................................ 19 Qualification Aims .................................................................................................................. 19 3.1.1 Intended Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................... 19 Module Requirements ........................................................................................................... 20 Degree .................................................................................................................................... 20 4 SMP Undergraduate Program Regulations ................................................................ 20 Scope of these Regulations .................................................................................................... 20 Degree .................................................................................................................................... 20 Graduation Requirements ...................................................................................................... 20 5 Schematic Study Plan for SMP .................................................................................. 21 6 Study and Examination Plan ..................................................................................... 22 7 Module Descriptions ................................................................................................ 23 Introduction to the Social Sciences I: Politics and Society ..................................................... 23 Introduction to the Social Sciences II: Media and Society ..................................................... 26 Consumer Culture and Society ............................................................................................... 28 Media, Culture and Digitization ............................................................................................. 30 Mass Beliefs and Civil Society ................................................................................................ 32 The Sociology of Conflict and Crisis ....................................................................................... 34 Crisis, Conflict and Media ....................................................................................................... 36 International Resource Politics .............................................................................................. 38 Systems of Social Inequality ................................................................................................... 42 Comparing Mass Communication Systems ........................................................................ 44 Systems of Democratic Governance .................................................................................. 46 The Social Sciences of Happiness ....................................................................................... 48 Applying Social Science in Research ................................................................................... 50 A New Cold War? EU-Russian relations ............................................................................. 52 China: Politics, Economy and Society ................................................................................. 54 Oppression, Conformity and Resistance under Dictatorships ........................................... 56 The Science of Happiness ................................................................................................... 60 Managing Demographic Change in Organizations ............................................................. 62 Psychology of Food ............................................................................................................ 64 Internship / Startup and Career Skills .................................................................................... 66 Bachelor Thesis and Seminar ............................................................................................. 69 Jacobs Track Modules ........................................................................................................ 71 7.22.1 Methods and Skills Modules ...................................................................................... 71 7.22.1 Big Questions Modules .............................................................................................. 81 7.22.2 Community Impact Project ...................................................................................... 111 7.22.3 Language Modules ................................................................................................... 113 8 Appendix ............................................................................................................... 114 Intended Learning Outcomes Assessment-Matrix ............................................................... 114 1 Program Overview Concept 1.1.1 The Jacobs University Educational Concept Jacobs University aims to educate students for both an academic and a professional career by emphasizing four core objectives: academic quality, self-development/personal growth, internationality and the ability to succeed in the working world (employability). Hence, study programs at Jacobs University offer a comprehensive, structured approach to prepare students for graduate education as well as career success by combining disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth with supplemental skills education and extra-curricular elements. In this context, it is Jacobs University’s aim to educate talented young people from all over the world, regardless of nationality, religion, and material circumstances, to become citizens of the world