INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION

JOURN 567

Introduces key concepts and issues in mass media and global communication studies. Covers broad trends, key topics, and critical debates in media and communication studies under global contexts and standpoints.

JOURN 561

Relationships between mass communications and society; analysis and evaluation of media performance and of suggestions for change.

JOURN 202

Build increasingly sophisticated communication skills, including writing, editing, gathering information, working with data, and presenting stories through varying media forms. Develop an appreciation of how different media influence message design by communicators and reception by audiences. Develop a complex toolkit of conceptual and practical skills for media work in journalism, strategic communication, and hybrids. Build writing skills and critical thinking abilities, two elements common to success in any field.

JOURN 802

Examines systematic procedures for theory building and comparison of theories of communication processes between mass media and other societal institutions and their relationships with both individuals and micro-social systems.

JOURN 620

Historical, political, economic and cultural trends in global mass communication systems.