GLOBAL MEDIA CULTURES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: COM ARTS 351 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze mechanisms and processes by which media move globally Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critically evaluate what cultural ripple effects often accompany global media movement, and how power, identity, and representation are intricately involved in media movement Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe how specific media move across the globe Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain how media interact with nation and national identity in diverse ways Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate modern media developments within a history of how media have moved globally Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Contextualize the United States' and US media's specific roles in both the global media economy and culture Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Identify and pursue opportunities to contribute to the field of global media studies Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze mechanisms and processes by which media move globally Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critically evaluate what cultural ripple effects often accompany global media movement, and how power, identity, and representation are intricately involved in media movement Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe how specific media move across the globe Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain how media interact with nation and national identity in diverse ways Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate modern media developments within a history of how media have moved globally Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Contextualize the United States' and US media's specific roles in both the global media economy and culture Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Identify and pursue opportunities to contribute to the field of global media studies Audience: Graduate