American and overseas editions of international publications will be discussed as will international television programs downloaded from our satellite dish and other sources. Offered every other spring. The course includes research into the coverage of these stories as they break and develop and public response to media coverage. Offered every other spring. This course introduces students to the major theories of persuasion and propaganda and gives them the critical skills necessary to become informed receivers.
Students conduct research on a topic of interest and write a major term paper.
Offered every spring. This course is a systematic study of what happens when cross-cultural contacts and interactions take place. An increased contact with other cultures, subcultures and deviant subgroups, and a subsequent effort to get along with and understand people whose beliefs and backgrounds may be vastly different from our own is examined. Students learn effective methods of communicating with others and sharing life-styles and values. Offered every spring.