Mar 25, 2023  
Undergraduate Record 2020-2021 
    
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Undergraduate Record 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

MDST 2000 - Introduction to Media Studies

This course is a survey introduction to the complex and increasingly pervasive impact of mass media in the U.S. and around the world. It provides a foundation for helping you to understand how mass media – as a business, as well as a set of texts – operates. The course also explores contextual issues – how media texts and businesses are received by audiences and by regulatory bodies.