COMM 420 - Diversity and Communication

Institution:

Point Park University

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Description:

Questions of difference play a fundamental role in the functioning of society. In this class, students will view social groupings through the lens of the mass media, examining the ways in which media creates, resists, and/or reflects these differences. Course Objectives 1) Describe issues of class, race, gender, and sexuality in news and entertainment programming. 2) Apply communication theory to the analysis of media messages. 3) Critically assess the mass media industry and its product as they apply to social groups. 4) Explain relevant legal and ethical concerns. 5) Identify and analyze stereotyping in the mass media.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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