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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CM 101 Introduction to Media Studies


This course is a comprehensive and critical introduction to processes, industries and institutions of mass media in this country and on a global scale. Beginning with brief historical backgrounds of media such as print, radio, film, television, Internet and the new media, the course spans through major issues in the study of media in contemporary culture. It is a focused course for career preparation as well as for thinking about critical issues in the media. Strong interaction and encounters with major media forms are required. Emphasis is on writing, conceptualization and analysis and basic techniques of research and presentation. Collaborative group projects also are included. Emphasis is on global dimensions of media through our global focus program.