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COMM 2170 Introduction to Media Studies

Prerequisite: ENGL 1102

3-0-3

This course provides students with a foundation in the study of mass media and emerging new media. It provides an introduction to the important key concepts and critical methodologies that are essential to an understanding of the historical, social and political effects of media as both technological tool and cultural artifact.

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      • COMM 2150 Ethics and Communication
      • COMM 2170 Introduction to Media Studies
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      • COMM 3000 Oral Communication for International Students
      • COMM 3035 Organizational Communication
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      • COMM 3060 Media, Culture, and Society
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      • COMM 3100 Rhetoric: History, Theory, and Practice
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      • COMM 3160 Media Theory and Practice
      • COMM 4100 Small Group Communication
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