Faculty Course: Semiotics as Theory and Method

Education facts

Code: 1PK006

The course introduces semiotics as an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on the concepts of sign, meaning, communication, culture, cognition, etc. The course discusses various theories and research areas within semiotics, e.g., cultural semiotics, cognitive semiotics, visual and social semiotics. Basing on these theories, the student writes a semiotic analysis of a certain phenomenon and presents it in a written and oral form.   The course consists of two parts: **Semiotics I (discussion), 5 creditsSemiotics II (oral presentation and final assignment), 2,5 credits**

Entry requirements

Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English 6/level 2 one of the following alternatives: 1) Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) 2) 90 ECTS, of which at least 7,5 ECTS must come from an independent project, or equivalent qualifications

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Faculty Course: Semiotics as Theory and Method

  Umeå University

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 24 March 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %