Teaching at Division of Communication Theory and Media Effects

Supply with teaching materials

For supplying teaching materials such as literature, Powerpoint sheets, etc. we use the e-learning system Blackboard in all of our courses. If you do not have a Blackboard account yet you can create one with the zedat at their office in the Silberlaube.

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Course list

You can find a list of all courses offered by the Division of Communication Theory and Media Effects in the course catalog or on our German page.

Teaching: Winter Term 2025/2026

Please consult the course catalogue and the respective Blackboard courses for information on each course. Please find a list of courses offered at the Division of Media Effects down below. For any remaining questions, please contact student assistant Jelte Reinhardt or the secretariat (Cristina Di Fabio).

Course List

Please find all further information in the Blackboard courses.

BA-Module "Introduction to Media and Communication Studies A"

S 28560: Autoritäten des politischen Wissens auf sozialen Medien: Von Politiker*innen, Influencern und neuen Technologien [Authorities of Political Knowledge on Social Media: From Politicians and Influencers to New Technologies]

Lecturer: Christian von Sikorski

Contact: Jelte Reinhardt

BA-Module "Media Effects and the Public A"

S 28561: Aktuelle Themen der Medienwirkungsforschung [Current Topics in Media Effects Research]

Lecturer: Lille Grashoff

Contact: Jelte Reinhardt

S 28562: Aktuelle Themen der Medienwirkungsforschung [Current Topics in Media Effects Research]

Lecturer: Hannah Kronschnabl

Contact: Jelte Reinhardt

MA-Modules "Media Use and Media Effects" & "Theories and Findings in Political Communication Research" (Both Master programms)

AS 28812: Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Digitalpolitik [Current Developments in Digital Policy]

Lecturer: Jeanette Hofmann

MA-Module "Theories and Findings in Political Communication Research" (MA Media & Political Communication)

L 28841: Theorien und Befunde der politischen Kommunikationsforschung [Theories and Findings in Political Communication Research]

Lecturer: Christian von Sikorski

Contact: Jelte Reinhardt

AS 28811: Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und politische Kommunikation: Chancen, Risiken, Perspektiven [Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Political Communication: Potentials, Challenges, and Outlooks]

Lecturer: Christian von Sikorski

Contact: Jelte Reinhardt

Colloquium

C 28646: BA-Colloquium Media Effects Research and Political Communication

Lecturer: Christian von Sikorski

Contact: Jelte Reinhardt

C 28896: MA-Colloquium Media Effects Research and Political Communication

Lecturer: Christian von Sikorski

Contact: Jelte Reinhardt

The division

Appointments for office hours can be arranged through contacting the instructors via e-mail. The main contact for organizational questions is Cristina Di Fabio (cristina.di.fabio@fu-berlin.de).

You will find occasional updates here on the division's webpages. We wish you a pleasant winter term of 2025/2026.

The Division of Media Effects

Keywords

Publizistik, Kommunikationswissenschaft, Publizistikwissenschaft, Massenkommunikation, Massenmedien, Journalismus, Medienforschung, Kommunikationsforschung, Informationswissenschaft