BRC 400 - Media and Society

3 Credits

An investigation of the interrelationships between media systems and contemporary American society examining issues of content, control, consumption, uses and effects, structure and function. The course will consider economic influences on the media, regulatory practices, the significance of institutional conglomeration, and issues of media access, responsibilities, fairness, and ethics.
Prerequisite: BRC 108 and a minimum of nine hours in the major or instructor permission.
When Offered: Irregular

Catalog Year: 2008-2009