PSC 325 - Politics and Media

Institution:

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

Explores the relationship between mass media and politics.& It includes basic communications theory, the media as socializing agent, the analysis of advertising and the pivotal role played by the media in electoral politics.& Special attention is focused on the relationship between the media and women.& The course also focuses on the First Amendment and its role in shaping the media itself as well as political discourse in the American democracy.& A class project includes the original filming of a political commercial.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umassd.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 999-8000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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