INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MEDIA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain what media are and why it’s important to study media Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop media literacy and skills for engaging in critical analyses of contemporary media Audience: Undergraduate 3. Understand how media industries developed and how they have changed over time Audience: Undergraduate 4. Challenge common understandings about the relationship between media technologies and society Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the different ways that audiences engage with media as individuals and as communities Audience: Undergraduate 6. Develop the study skills and habits of independent learners to be successful in more advanced Communication Arts courses Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain what media are and why it’s important to study media Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop media literacy and skills for engaging in critical analyses of contemporary media Audience: Undergraduate 3. Understand how media industries developed and how they have changed over time Audience: Undergraduate 4. Challenge common understandings about the relationship between media technologies and society Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the different ways that audiences engage with media as individuals and as communities Audience: Undergraduate 6. Develop the study skills and habits of independent learners to be successful in more advanced Communication Arts courses Audience: Undergraduate