Overview
Description
The goal of the course is to help students develop understanding of media in our global society. The class will present basic media and communication elements that are foundational and commonly found in all or most international media formats. The presentation of formats and elements will be based using the US as our comparative model but with a global perspective.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Junior standing
- Senior standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO11
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe the major issues and cultural dimensions to illustrate the challenges of dealing with cultures and identities in global media.
- describe the political and social issues and their global connections and development, and how they can collaborate across borders to report global stories.
- develop multi-cultural global perspectives and report these perspectives in a multi-media world.
- think critically about international elements and how they can be used to either reinforce social cohesion or create socio-political tensions.
- utilize basic media and communication elements that are foundational and commonly found in all or most international media formats.