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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Special Topics
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HS 111, HS 112, HS 131, HS 132 or MSS 101
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3.00 Credits
Using historical texts, literature and film, this survey covers the systematic destruction of 10 million human beings at the hands of the Third Reich. Prerequisite: HS 111, HS 112, HS 132, HS 131 or MSS 101; Every Year, Fall
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MSS 220
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MSS 101, JRN 160, MSS 220
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3.00 Credits
This overview of contemporary approaches to media analysis examines media production, content and audiences with attention to political, economic and cultural contexts. It also focuses on a critical examination and interpretation of media content and its social implications. This course helps students to develop a greater understanding of the theories that guide media research by reading the germinal texts in media theory, analyzing the development of various research traditions and assessing the future of media studies research. Prerequisite: MSS 231; Every Year, Spring
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3.00 Credits
The course introduces students to a variety of media research methods through readings and hands-on exercises. The goals are to help students become knowledgeable and critical readers of social research produced in both applied (for example, public opinion polls, marketing research) and academic settings and to teach students fundamental aspects of conducting media research and leading edge strategies for effectively communicating research findings. Topics include participant observation, interviewing, focus groups, content analysis, survey research, statistics and research ethics. Junior status required. Prerequisite: MSS 101, JRN 160, MSS 220; Every Year, Fall and Spring
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3.00 Credits
This course is an investigation of the history and present status of the statutory and case law under which the communications media are regulated. Attention is given to First Amendment guarantees, libel, privacy, journalist's privilege, the free press/fair trial controversy, pornography, copyright, media regulation and related ethical issues/professional constraints. Selected cases are highlighted as examples of opinions handed down by state and federal courts along with case study analyses of various ethical dilemmas. Students discuss personal and professional practices, allowed under the law, but questionable given various ethical principles. Junior status in Communications or permission of instructor required. Prerequisite: MSS 101, JRN 160, MSS 220; Every Year, Fall and Spring
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MSS 101, JRN 160, MSS 220
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3.00 Credits
This course examines popular, institutional and academic perspectives on media audiences in the United States and abroad. Central topics include how people choose and interpret media content, how marketers and media producers perceive audiences, and how media researchers attempt to understand audiences. The course also considers popular assumptions about media effects on audiences and includes an indepth analysis of fan cultures. Prerequisites: MSS 101, JRN 160, MSS 220; Every Other Year, Fall
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