ETHICS OF ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA

COMARTS 375

Course Description

Develop skills for viewing and interrogating entertainment media through the lens of ethical theory and to articulate their own ethical stance on a diverse range of media, including documentary film, sports entertainment, reality television, and digital media. By approaching ethics from a media studies perspective, ask questions about how media are produced, how audiences are created and engaged, how communities and cultures are represented, and how we should respond to these different forms of media and the ethical questions that they raise.

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.42

3.27% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

4.69% from Historical

A Rate

28%

20.08% from Historical

Class Size

0.9% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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