BIK13025 Political Communication 2 (Autumn 2026)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leader:
- Harald Borgebund
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Mandatory course in
- Bachelor in International Communication with a specialisation in political communication
- Bachelor in Communication.
Required prerequisite knowledge
BIK11526 Political Communication and Crisis Communication or equivalent
Teaching semester
3rd semester (autumn)
Content
This course studies many of the new insights from Behavioural Political Science and their implications for political communication and democratic politics. Specifically, this course emphasises the significance of communication in politics and how our knowledge, attitudes and behaviour is connected to political issues and influenced through political communication. A second emphasis is the state of democratic politics and governance in a comparative perspective. Especially the role of political institutions, the quality of democratic governance and the state of democratic politics in different parts of the world.
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student has
- a detailed understanding of the relationship between political behaviour and democratic politics.
- a thorough understanding of the most recent trends and developments in the field of political communication and Political Behavioural Science.
- advanced knowledge about central ideas and concepts such as power, political strategy, political leadership, negotiations, agenda-setting, media development and how media influence affect democratic politics.
Skills
The student is able to
- analyse and evaluate political institutions, the quality of government and democratic politics.
- apply theories, concepts and models to describe, analyse and discuss political behaviour and communication.
- do comparative analyses of media outlets, political behaviour and political communications.
General competence
The student can
- disseminate complex theories both orally and in writing.
- apply concepts and models to describe and understand complex social and political issues.
Teaching and learning methods
A combination of seminars, lectures, videos and online activities.
Workload
Approx. 250 hours
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Two procedural essays of approximately 2000 (+/- 10%) words assigned by the tutor must be approved.
Coursework requirements must be approved to qualify for the exam.
Exam
The course is assessed with a written exam on campus. Duration 4 hours. No supporting materials allowed. The exam is graded on the A - F grading scale.
Examiners
External or internal examiner.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
A new and postponed exam is conducted simultaneously with the next regular exam. However, the department management may decide to arrange a postponed exam in the following semester.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
- Final course evaluation
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course.
Reading list
The current reading list for 2026 Autumn can be found in Leganto
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Oct. 15, 2026 4:24:14 AM