— Media Theory

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Critical and theoretical approaches to the emergence of new technologies since the invention of photography. Examine various approaches to media: formalist, semiotic, structuralist, Frankfurt School, cybernetics, visual and gamer theory. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s), Film Viewing 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing. Cross Listing: CDM 151 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); Visual Literacy (VL); Writing Experience (WE). Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s), Film Viewing 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing. Cross Listing: CDM 151 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); Visual Literacy (VL); Writing Experience (WE).