Summer 2023  |  COMM 3211 Section 101: Introduction to Media Studies (82213)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Times and Locations:
May Session
 
05/15/2023 - 06/02/2023
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 01:05PM - 04:05PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (19 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Historical development and current issues in electronic media technologies and programming. Effects of governmental, industrial, and public organizations on message content. Problem areas of electronic media.
Class Notes:
Online hybrid with students and instructors meeting online at the same time and also asynchronously. 100% of instruction is online with no in-person meetings. Exams are also all online.
Class Description:
COMM 3211 is a basic course in electronic communication in which we survey different aspects primarily of the electronic and digital media and their users in the U.S., starting with the history of radio and continuing through contemporary theories of media culture. Because the mass media saturate our everyday lives, it is important to understand their workings - in context. In this course, we will be concerned with placing our media in historical, political, legal, and cultural context so that we can view them as complex entities whose development and use sometimes result in unforeseen consequences. This course is intended to give you a general understanding of media, to acquaint you with major debates--both historical and contemporary-- surrounding electronic media, and to make you a more active and knowledgeable media user.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82213/1235
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
1 November 2016

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