COM 3060 - Media Analysis And Criticism

Institution:

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Subject:

Communication Studies

Description:

3 hours; 3 credits This course critically examines the mass media and their role in society through a variety of case studies, including the representation of gender in advertising, theories of the media audience and media effects, journalistic values and the agenda-setting function of the press, nonfiction filmmaking as a persuasive form, and the future of the mass media in the context of technological change. In addition to addressing specific topics in some detail, the course also provides an overview of media institutions and history in an international context. Prerequisite: COM 1010.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.baruch.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(646) 312-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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