COMM 120 - Intro to Mass Communication

Institution:

Raritan Valley Community College

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Description:

This course surveys the development of the major mass communication media: newspapers and magazines, radio, recordings, film, television, and electronic media. This course focuses on fundamental technologies, operations, economics, and influences of mass media. It also focuses on current issues about mass media and society, such as the effects of global concentration of media ownership, and develops analytical tools to help students understand opposing points of views on such issues. Students who complete this course will better appreciate the impact of mass media on the world today and become more proficient observers, consumers, and practitioners of mass media by becoming media literate.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.raritanval.edu

Phone Number:

(908) 526-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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