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About the Programme

Mediamatics is borderline, humane discipline with the science specialization, concerned with the research of basic categories, regularities of communication and also with the convergence consequences of telecommunication technologies, informatics, the electronic media, the computer networks (e.g. Internet) on interpersonal and intrapersonal, social and multicultural means of communication. The following aspects are important:

  • human aspects – the explanation of communicative literacy and the communicative abilities of an individual (or of group), the research of new communicative forms and work with information, the explanation of economical principles, increasing of attraction, the communicative styles and their function, purpose, standards etc.
  • theoretical-methodological aspects - the philosophical question, interdisciplinary relations and mediamatics coherence – technical, natural, mathematical, humane, cultural and art coherence, etc.., outlining evolutionary processes, trends in human civilization, positive and negative aftereffects in an individual, group and social life ( multiculture, globalization, etc.)
  • technological aspects - developing trends in the areas of information- communication technologies, their utilizing in practice, for example in information science, journalism, in the production of multi - media works and generally in the area of education, in economics, trade and production, tourism, advertising, architecture, medicine, arts, spare time activities.
  • aspects of mass communication - the keystone, structure, the mediating of communication through mass media, communication behaviour, communication range, in process of informing about meanings, symbols, information, their evaluation, generating some reactions, behavior incitation, etc.)
  • business aspects - the study of changes in the system of values, chain of values, electronic business, etc.
  • legislative aspects- copyrights, making up a legislative frame for new ways of communication and environment control, privacy protection, etc.

University studies and the programme "Mediamatics"

The name of a branch of study dealing with possibilities offered by the convergence of three branches of study: telecommunications, informatics and mass media. University study "Mediamatics" focuses on the theory and practice of new forms in communications. Students become familiar with the principles of how to work with information, they get to know new media, possibilities and developing trends in information- communication technologies. Next they are provided with the information about principles of electronic business and legislative aspects of how to use the information (copyright, making up a legislative frame for new forms of communication and environment control, privacy protection etc.)

About the Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science, which is the youngest faculty of the University of Zilina, was established in August 1998 to train teachers and provide instruction in mathematics and natural sciences. At present the faculty offers the Bachelor's degree programme in Applied Mathematics which in the Master's degree programme specializes in economic, financial, technical and physical issues. The Faculty also offers Bachelor's and Master's degree study programmes to prepare teachers of Mathematics, Physics, Informatics, English Language and Literature and Evangelical Religion, Ethics, Civics, Music (the students choose two of these subjects) and Playing the Musical Instrument. The Faculty provides Bachelor's degree study programmes in Social Pedagogy, Work with children and young people, Mediamatics and Documentation of Cultural Heritage. The Faculty of Science is authorized by City & Guilds Pitman Qualifications to provide English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) examinations.

Concerning the structure of the University of Žilina, the Faculty has ideal conditions to joint scientific and pedagogical potential in a field of basic science (Mathematics, Physics, Biology) with technical and economical science. This is fully applied in education of our students and postgraduates. Aspiration of our Faculty is to offer such study programmes, which are suitably personally and materially guaranteed and which are at the same time conceived in a way to enable our graduates to assert themselves on the Slovak and also on the European labour market.

Significant role of the Faculty is to provide also education of subjects in general fields for all six university faculties.

International Links

The Faculty of Science cooperates with the Mathematical Institute at the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic in Prague (CZ), Technical University Brno (CZ), University of Plzeň (CZ), University of Fukuoka (Japan), Institute of Mathematics of University of Technology of Poznaň (Poland), Mathematical Institute at the Hungarian Academy of Science (Hungary) and other mathematical institutions.

Extended Socrates Erasmus cooperation includes University of East London (UK), University of Derby (UK), Helsinki University of Technology (Finland), Linkoping University (Sweden), Aalborg University (Denmark), Roskilde Univesity (Denmark), Univesity of Patras (Greece), Technische Universität Graz (Austria), Fachhochschule Mittweida (Germany), Technische Universität Cottbus (Germany).

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