Foundations of Communication and Media

Catalog description

This course introduces a variety of communication perspectives and encourages students to analyze how mass media influences individuals and groups in ways that help shape society. Students would expand their media literacy through a critical evaluation of mass media, including journalism, television, the entertainment industry, publishing, advertising, radio, the Internet, and social media. By course end, students would have a firm understanding of mass communication as a social, political, cultural, and economic force in modern society.