Introduction to Mass Media
Introduces basic mass media concepts affecting radio, television, newspapers, the computer, and film. Explores the effectiveness of media messages in their social and cultural contexts. Examines the history of the media and creation of mass media theories.
Subject Code: COM
Course Number: 101
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours 3
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify and describe the major media.
2. Compare and contrast various features of the mass media (distribution, etc.)
3. Explain how the evolution of internet disrupted, and continues to disrupt, traditional media.
4. Analyze mass media messages with a critical/cultural approach.
5. Analyze mass media messages with a functional approach.
6. Analyze an historical court case focused on media law.
7. Identify current trends in mass media content and distribution, and describe the cultural, social, or economic impacts of those trends.
Effective Term: Fall 2025
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