[eccr] The University of Tampere, Finland,is offering a programme in English MASTER'S PROGRAMME ONINFORMATION SOCIETY

Title: The University of Tampere, Finland,is offering a programme in English MASTER'S PROGRAMME ONINFORMATION SOCIETY

The University of Tampere, Finland,
is offering a programme in English

MASTER'S PROGRAMME ON

INFORMATION SOCIETY

€ Extent: two academic years, 40 credits, and in addition language studies and general studies
€ Duration: Autumn semester 2003 (September) - spring semester 2005 (May)
€ Major subjects: Education, Sociology, Finnish History, Journalism and Mass Communication, and General History

The programme is interdisciplinary, organized by several departments in four Faculties and the International School of Social Sciences. Studies consist of lectures and seminars on different aspects of information society and supervised individual research for a Master¹s thesis. Complemented with language, general and possible other studies required by the Faculty the programme leads to a Master's degree.

Course themes include for example: theories and policies of information society; history of information and society; institutions and policy from industrial to information society; theories of social change; information and communication technology & everyday life; new media; information society as a challenge for education; information networks in society; organizations and strategy in information society.

The general admission requirements for the ISSS Master's programmes are
€ a completed university level Bachelor's degree or equivalent studies in the desired major subject or in a closely related field and
€ a good command of English for academic purposes.
€ In addition, work experience relevant to the programme and other relevant merits and qualifications will be taken into account.

Application deadline
3 March 2003

Application form is available at  http://www.uta.fi/studies/
For more information on the programme please see  http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/isss/