CMA 4 - Media Literacy: Behind the Message

Institution:

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Description:

Becoming media literate means developing an understanding of how various media, both print and electronic, formulates and delivers its messages. This course gives the student the critical and analytical skills needed to interpret media messages and understand their effects on audiences. It also serves an introduction to the concepts and terms involved in analysis of media messages as a foundation for further study in this field. The student will also learn several media theories and see illustrations of their application in current media coverage. Such theoretical constructs include propaganda, influences on perception, media effects on the individual, media effects on society and institutions, and agenda-setting

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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