Universität Wien
Course Exam

128110 VO Popular and Media Cultures VO / Cultural Studies - MA M01 (2026S)

Visual Culture, Photography and Medicine: Bodies, Technologies and the Politics of Seeing

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Wednesday 24.06.2026 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Students who do not fulfill the requirements to take this exam will be de-registered after the end of the registration period.

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Examiners

Information

Examination topics

The basis for the exam is:
- all lectures
- students' notes (including explanations and discussions during Q&A sessions)
- preparatory and supplementary materials provided on Moodle

Students are expected to:
- define and discuss key concepts from Medical Humanities and Visual Culture
- understand how visual media shape medical knowledge and social norms
- analyse visual material using theoretical frameworks
- critically reflect on ethical, political, and pedagogical implications

Assessment and permitted materials

End-of-term, take-home exam covering the required reading and the issues discussed in class. For information on exam registration and procedure see Moodle!

The teacher reserves the right to conduct a personal interview with any student whose written work has a doubtful status, in relation to plagiarism, ghost-writing or illegitimate AI-use.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

All content covered in the lecture series is relevant for the final exam, which constitutes 100% of the grade. The benchmark for passing is 60%.

Marks in %:
1 (very good): 90,00-100,00 %
2 (good): 80,00-89,99 %
3 (satisfactory): 70,00-79,99 %
4 (pass): 60,00-69,99 %
5 (fail): 0,00-59,99 %

Last modified: Fr 06.03.2026 15:06