MEDIA AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Investigate the ways in which individuals use, create, and respond to media content in the context of increasingly blurred boundaries between "mass" and "interpersonal" media. We will consider social scientific theories and research on a wide array of topics, including media uses and effects with regard to social connection, learning, judgments, perceptions, stereotypes, violence, consumption, and political participation.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe a range of theories of media uses and effects Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the social scientific logic that you may employ to address questions about media and human behavior Audience: Undergraduate 3. Read and critically evaluate social scientific studies on media uses and effects Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe a range of theories of media uses and effects Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the social scientific logic that you may employ to address questions about media and human behavior Audience: Undergraduate 3. Read and critically evaluate social scientific studies on media uses and effects Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027