COM 3003 - Media and Mass Communication Theory (4)

Oakland University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication and Journalism

Syllabus

Course Information:
CRN: 43608
Campus: Main Campus
Schedule Type: Lecture
Instructional Method: Lecture

Tuesdays, Thursdays

03:00 PM - 04:47 PM

Main Campus Campus | South Foundation Hall | Room 170

Major theoretical approaches to the study of media and mass communication. Includes overview of history, paradigmatic assumptions and current research. Examines sub-disciplines and related essential distinctions between humanistic and social scientific approaches.
Prerequisite(s): COM 1000 with a grade of (C) or higher or public relations major standing or permission of instructor.

Professor Information:
Instructor: Kathleen Battles

Learning Outcomes:
If students read the assigned readings, listen carefully to lecture, and actively participate in class discussion, students should:

1. Be conversant in a range of theories and debates central to the study of media and mass communication.

2. Understand and apply basic concepts, frameworks and analytical tools for thinking theoretically about media and mass communication.

3. Adapt and apply strategies for negotiating, analyzing, and assessing scholarship that engages theoretical concepts.

4. Apply theory to everyday contexts.

Textbooks and Materials:
Mills, B. & Barlow, D.M. (2012) Reading media theory: Thinkers, approaches and contexts (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.

Assignments and Grading:
A=4.0

A=-3.7

B+=3.3

B=3.0

B-=2.7

C+=2.3

C=2.0

C-=1.7

D+=1.3

D=1.0

F=0.0

Attendance Policy:
Attendance is required and worth 30 points.

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