MASS MEDIA AND YOUTH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: JOURN 202 , COM ARTS 325 , HDFS 262 (or HDFS 362 prior to Fall 2023), ED PSYCH 320 , PSYCH 460 , LSC 251 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how children and youth process media Audience: Undergraduate 2. Compare/contrast the impact of different types of media content on development Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how individual differences moderate the impact of media on development Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe moderating effects of the context in which media use occurs Audience: Undergraduate 5. Read, interpret, evaluate, and discuss social scientific reports of findings in this area Audience: Undergraduate 6. Synthesize and interpret research in this area for a lay audience Audience: Undergraduate 7. Explain with nuance how children and youth process media Audience: Graduate 8. Compare/contrast the impact of different types and formats of media content on development, with reference to key developmental milestones Audience: Graduate 9. Explain how individual differences and social contexts moderate the impact of media uses and interpretations on development Audience: Graduate 10. Synthesize and interpret research in this area and identify a research gap for future work Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how children and youth process media Audience: Undergraduate 2. Compare/contrast the impact of different types of media content on development Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how individual differences moderate the impact of media on development Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe moderating effects of the context in which media use occurs Audience: Undergraduate 5. Read, interpret, evaluate, and discuss social scientific reports of findings in this area Audience: Undergraduate 6. Synthesize and interpret research in this area for a lay audience Audience: Undergraduate 7. Explain with nuance how children and youth process media Audience: Graduate 8. Compare/contrast the impact of different types and formats of media content on development, with reference to key developmental milestones Audience: Graduate 9. Explain how individual differences and social contexts moderate the impact of media uses and interpretations on development Audience: Graduate 10. Synthesize and interpret research in this area and identify a research gap for future work Audience: Graduate