COMM 1307 Spring 2011 (76298) Syllabus

Prerequisites: Must be placed into college level reading (or take GUST 0342 as a corequisite) and be placed into college level writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349 as a corequisite). Credit: 3 (3 lecture) Analyzes communication theory and mass media in 21st century society. Surveys history, operation, and structure of the American communication system. Identifies major legal, ethical, and sociocultural issues, studies basic communication theory, and the interrelations between media and the individual, media and society, and media and the future. Examines career potential and job prospects in today’s and tomorrow’s electronic culture. Core curriculum course.