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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Belief and Communication
Module Code	CM364
School	School of Communications
Online Module Resources
Module Teacher	Colum Kenny
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

1. To survey current discourses concerning spiritual belief and communications.2. To place these discourses in a wider historical and cultural context.3. To interrogate assumptions about the value of theism and atheism.4. To analyse particular media representations of the sacred.5. To ponder the continuing relevance of religion in contemporary society.

Learning Outcomes

1. Outline major current debates relating to belief and communications.
2. Place current relevant debates in a broader cultural context.
3. Analyse their own assumptions about belief and meaning.
4. Refer when relevant to media representations of faith and belief.
5. Update and deepen their knowledge through further research.
6. Evaluate a situation involving cultural diversity.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	22	Weekly lecture
Lecturer supervised learning	12	Includes guest lectures by experts in field
Independent learning	35	Details during semester
Assignment	32	Essay preparation
Library	24	Readings
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The media and spiritual belief.
New debates.Spirituality, identity and culture.The Bible, Jesus and western culture.Sacred space: film.Voicing diversity: the Internet, ICT and belief.Religion and state policy in Ireland. Hearing the other: education and beliefs.Reporting religion. Prayer, science and communication.Biology and human identity.Modernity and religious identity in Ireland.Sacred space? Art and the question of meaning. Contemporary philosophy and the question of God. Non-Christian religions. Silence..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	Draws on course content and original research	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Calhoun, Mendieta et al: 2012, Habermas and Religion, 1, Polity Press,
Butler, Habermas et al.: 2011, The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere, 1, Columbia/SSRC Books,
Daniel Stout: 2010, Encyclopaedia of Religion, Communication and Media, 1, Routledge, USA,
2012: Gods Behaving Badly: Media, Religion and Celebrity Culture, 1, SCM Press,

Other Resources

None

Array

Programme or List of Programmes

CCS

BA in Contemporary Culture and Society

BA in Communication Studies

HMSAO

Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)

Timetable this semester: Timetable for CM364

Date of Last Revision

31-JAN-06