COMMS 302
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Popular Culture and Media
Communications
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Impact of new and traditional media on popular culture. Approaches may include media criticism and cultural theories on the artifacts and drivers of cultural values.
When Taught
Fall
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Major or minor status
Note
Students are expected to attend the first day of class. Failure to do so may adversely affect your grade.
Title
Popular Culture and Global Issues
Learning Outcome
Students will analyze how popular culture both reflects and shapes global values, with particular attention to its influence on family, religion, and constitutional principles.
Title
Cultural Norms
Learning Outcome
Students will evaluate the role of media in disseminating and reinforcing cultural norms and assess how these norms impact the atmosphere in which they live.
Title
Critical Analysis and Writing
Learning Outcome
Students will conduct original research that applies visual, critical, rhetorical, and aesthetic media theories to explore the influence of entertainment on contemporary culture.
