May be repeated for a total of six credits. The practicum is designed to provided Communication Studies concentrators limited credit for appropriate practical experience gained in other than an employment setting. Practicum credit is not retroactive and must be pre-arranged. Practicum credit can not be used to satisfy communication electives in the concentration plan. Registration is permitted only with approved faculty supervision.
Registration is permitted only with approved faculty supervision.
Media, Culture, and Society. Studies 101 or 102 strongly recommended. This course focuses on the historical origins and evolution of the relationships between the mass media, cultural practices and values, and society. We will review different theoretical conceptions of the audience and of the powers of the mass media. We will consider the debates over whether mass culture has been a negative or positive influence in American culture.