Global Communication & Media ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course explores the role of media historically through shaping and creating national and global issues, including the growth and trajectory of global cultural commodification. Media such as news, propaganda, advertising, music, cinema, television, internet, gaming, social media, crypto, and cybercrime will be explored to the extent that they have shaped global issues, historical events and culture. Through multidimensional and different cultural perspectives, students will use theory to critically assess shifts in media patterns of production, distribution, and consumption in the larger context of globalization. Essential concepts of international communication will be examined, such as international broadcasting, international communication law and regulation, and cultural trends in communication and information technologies. Recommended: At least one course in communication or media studies (film, television, the internet, games).