COM 44800 - Applied Mass Media Research

Through an examination of current research in media and media platforms, Applied Mass Media Research will provide students with the necessary tools to conduct and critique research pertinent to investigating media processes, production, content, and audiences/users.

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.