Master 2025/2026

Critical Studies in Media Law

Type: Compulsory course (Contemporary Media Research)

Delivered by: Institute of Media

When: 1 year, 3 module

Open to: students of one campus

Language: English

Contact hours: 32

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course is aimed at improving students’ awareness of legal issues in the media industry. Topics to be covered include freedom of expression, privacy and personal data protection in the digital field, intellectual property and copyright protection, as well as advertising regulation. The course will touch on global trends in digital media platforms regulation. It will examine the role of social media platforms in online content regulation and users’ data commodification. The focus of the course is on a critical analysis of how the law applies to the media industry.