BRC 400 - Media and Society

2015-2016 Catalog Year

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: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3