Topics include women's communication styles and forms of expression with a focus on oral and group communication strategies through the design of an information campaign. Open to first-year students. Not offered in 2000-01. Offered Term 1. Offered Term 2.
Students learn about the theory and practice of alternative media.
The sociology of alternative media is addressed in terms of the limits of the mainstream media for political and personal expression. Various forms of alternative media, including 'zines, community access television, and Web pages are surveyed. The student's final project is an alternative media production. Offered Term 1. Students will learn what goes into putting together a news story as well as a newscast as a whole.