Introduction to Media Literacy

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to media analysis. Students will learn to interpret media texts (films, television, social media) through the formal elements and language particular to media. Topics for film and television include camera, sound, mise-en-scene and genres. Students will evaluate the spreading of news for accuracy and reliability on social networks and other media platforms. Student assignments emphasize oral speaking skills. A significant portion (at least 50%) is formal oral presentation work. This is a Communications Speech General Education course.