BSCOM/410
Media and Society
3 credits
Total credits
5 weeks
Course length
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Course level: Upper Division
The development and evolution of contemporary society have become inextricably intertwined with the development and use of electronic media within the past 100 years. This course explores the complex interactions involving society, information, communication, and the electronic media. Controversial topics that media have brought to the fore, and in some cases caused, will be highlighted.