MA 260 - Fndations Mass Media*SSC Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences

Institution:

Eastern Oregon University

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Description:

This course defines the parameters of the concept of mass media and introduces students to the characteristics and major categories of the discipline: newspaper and other print media, television, radio, Internet, and other emerging forms of digital media. It introduces students to the technologies that drive (and have driven) these media, to the evolution of those technologies, to the anticipated directions of both traditional and emerging media, and to the possible consequent effects of these developments upon the mass media industry and its consumers. Prerequisites: One college-level writing course (WR 121 or WR 131) and either ART 101 or SPCH 112.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eou.edu

Phone Number:

(541) 962-3672

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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