COMM 345 - Media Literacy and Youth

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Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisites: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) or Consent of Instructor Description: This writing intensive, interdisciplinary course examines the relationship between mass communication, mass media, and youth culture. Students analyze how populations that have been historically marginalized and often stigmatized in U.S. society are represented in media including patterns of mis-representation. Topics include the theories and effects of mass communication, in particular the effects of mass media on children and adolescents. To develop media literacy, students will apply these concepts to their own experiences with popular media, including television, print, and film. Students must earn a C- or better to fulfill the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).

Units: 3.00
Grading: Letter Grade

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Session	Section	Class #	Type	Days	Time	Location	Instructor	Course Details [Key]
1	01	1438	LEC	M	9:00 AM  -  11:50 AM	Ojai Hall 1986	Rafael Perez
1	02	1439	LEC	W	3:00 PM  -  5:50 PM	Bell Tower 1716	Rafael Perez
1	03	2551	LEC	ARR		Online	Kaia Tollefson
1	04	2560	LEC	M	9:00 AM  -  11:50 AM	TBD	Kaia Tollefson