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77370-01 - Seminar: Media Psychology: History, Subject Area, Theories, Methods, and Results (1 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Angela Leipold (angela.leipold@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This workshop will be held by Prof. Dr. Peter Vorderer (University of Mannheim) The field of research that is usually referred to today as media psychology is a relatively young, but now internationally established and research- and publication-intensive field that is located not only conceptually and theoretically, but also in terms of its historical development, between psychology (especially general, social, developmental and personality psychology) and empirical communication studies. In order to provide participants with an initial overview, this workshop will begin by examining the foundation and constitution of this field in German-speaking countries (in the 1980s), which was subsequently followed by the striving of this field in the US (from the end of the 1990s on) in order to determine as precisely as possible the historically evolved and currently established subject area of media psychology. This is followed by an examination of the most important theories (which were in fact initially “imported” from psychology and subsequently developed mainly in communication research with a focus on the specific subject matter) and methods (which in turn are more of psychological than of communication studies provenance) of media psychology. Finally, a few examples of those research results are selected and discussed that are of particular relevance in the current “media society”, which is determined by the presence of the media and their use in virtually all areas of life. |
| Comments | The workshop is offered by the Society and Choice PhD program. Maximum number of participants: 15. Selection criteria: 1. PhD students from the SC-PSY PhD program 2. Master Science Tracker (StO 15) resp. Science Tracker Society and Choice (StO24) 3. Currently a PhD candidate in psychology 4. First come - first served SC-PSY rules for withdrawal, absence, or partial course attendance: If you cannot attend a workshop that you have signed up for, please cancel your course registration as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to angela.leipold@unibas.ch. This will allow other PhD students interested in the course to move up from the waiting list. The SC-PSY strongly values fairness. After the university’s official registration period has ended, cancelled course will be assessed with NE. Course registrations can be cancelled until one week before the workshops begins. In the case of late cancellations, participants will not be considered for course registration in the next three months of the lecture periods and will be removed from the registration list of any course they have signed up during these three upcoming months of the lecture periods. If an urgent, unforeseeable, or inevitable event before or during the workshop prevents a participant from attending, a written and substantiated withdrawal request that includes appropriate documentation (e.g. a doctor’s note) must be submitted to angela.leipold@unibas.ch within two days of the work-shop and without being prompted. The program director decides on the approval of the withdrawal request. ECTS-points are awarded only for 100% course attendance. |
| Admission requirements | Doktorat im Bereich SC-PSY. Für Masterstudierende im Society&Choice/SWE Science Track: Anmeldung und erfolgreiche Aufnahme in den SWE/S&C Science Track. Siehe: https://psychologie.unibas.ch/de/studium/doktoratsstudium/doktoratsprogramme/society-and-choice/science-track/ |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 25.09.2025 | 14.00-18.00 | Missionsstrasse 64a, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 26.09.2025 | 09.00-13.00 | Missionsstrasse 64a, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Modules |
Doctorate Psychology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Psychology) Modul: Science Track Society and Choice (Master's Studies: Psychology) Module: Science Track in Social, Economic, and Decision Psychology (Master's Studies: Psychology (Start of studies before 01.08.2024)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Preparation and follow-up of the contents of the workshop as well as active participation. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Psychology, studiendekanat-psychologie@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Psychology |