Headlines to Mindset: Shaping Public Opinion
Category:
Courses
Educational hub:
Target audience:
Students
University:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
ECTS credits:
6
Mode of delivery:
Virtual
Contact name:
Hilde Remmers
Contact email:
h.t.remmers@vu.nl
Contact name #2:
Contact email #2:
Language:
English
Study cycle:
Master
Additional info:
Start date:
2025-10-27
End date:
2025-12-12
Application start:
2025-08-15
Application deadline:
2025-10-01
SGD:
SDG16. Peace, justice, and strong institutions
Course credit:
Yes
Free course:
Yes
Aurora competence framework:
Only for enrolled students:
Yes
Open for registration to all Aurora Universities:
Yes
Faculty:
Social Sciences, Journalism and Information
Micro-credential:
No
In almost no political systems do citizens have direct contact with their political representatives. One could say – and scholars of political communication have done so – that politicians operate in a highly mediatized environment, where media are citizens‘ principal source of political information. The field of political communication researches how politics is represented in the media. For example, how do people search for information about politics, and has this changed in the so-called digital era? How do people learn from political news, and when does political ideology interfere in this process? Do media contribute to policital polarization?
In this course, we focus on the impact of political information on public opinion and behavior. This course helps students to find answers to political communication questions with a combined theoretical and practical approach.
Practicalities
- This online course takes place between 27 October 2025 and 12 December 2025.
- The course is worth 6 ECTS.
- The advised language level is English C1.
- The target group is Master’s students in Social Sciences. However, students outside this field of study are welcome to apply with an additional short motivation letter.
