COM 32700 - International Communications

Introduction to the historical development of international communication for trade and diplomacy to the globalization of media markets and media models in news and entertainment. Modernization, developmental, dependency, hegemony, free flow of information, political economy, and other historical, administrative, and critical perspectives will also be discussed-contemporary international media practices, including foreign direct investment, cultural hybridity, and contraflow.

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate the ability to be a critically engaged citizen.
2. Evaluate and apply communication concepts and theories relevant to the major.
3. Evaluate and apply the processes involved in productive conflict in the contexts (interpersonal, organizational, professional, small group, mediated, public) relevant to their major.
4. Demonstrate awareness of diverse perspectives.
5. Identify and analyze relations between media, rhetoric, culture, and democracy.
6. Identify and apply theoretical concepts and processes to critically analyze media and rhetorical artifact(s) and their relationships to audiences and the public across local/global contexts.
7. Discuss the ethical responsibilities of a media and cultural critic.