COMM 2100 - Media and Society

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 with a grade of C or higher
As a foundational course of a communication program, this course will examine the history, structure, organization, and cultural role of the major forms of mass media in the United States and globally. They include all the major media industries: books; journalism; public relations, advertising, and marketing; radio; television; film; music; the Internet; and video games. Specifically, the focus of the course will be on the content of media messages, social and political consequences of private and public ownership of the media, relationship between the media and the public, and the development of communication technologies.