INTERNATIONAL 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 822

Readings and discussion focussing on global media issues. Topics may include news flow, cultural imperialism, representations, history and political economy, globalization trends, new technologies, mass media and nation building, communication and grassroots politics.

JOURN 880

In-depth investigation of a specific topic in mass communication.

JOURN 201

How the mass media are organized and how they function in modern society; their technological basis, economic and political foundations, and social implications.