COM 215: Introduction to Media Studies

Goal: To introduce students to the major theoretical, critical, and methodological approaches to media studies.
Content: Readings, discussion, and analysis of media texts and artifacts. Understanding the impact and influence of media in our lives as individuals, in society, and as a major cultural institution. Critical methodologies studied will include semiotics, structuralism and poststructuralism, cultural studies, ideological criticism, Marxist analysis, psychoanalytic criticism, sociological analysis, and feminist criticism.
Gen. Ed. Category: Exploring; Individuals & Communities; (HUM).
Credit: 3
Degree Level: Undergraduate