EFFECTS OF MASS COMMUNICATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior 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 media audiences process media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Compare/contrast theoretical approaches to media effects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explain how individual differences moderate the impact of media on audiences. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Evaluate common misconceptions about media effects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Utilize media effects research to design a media literacy intervention. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Synthesize prior research and develop theory-driven hypotheses. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how media audiences process media. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Compare/contrast theoretical approaches to media effects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explain how individual differences moderate the impact of media on audiences. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Evaluate common misconceptions about media effects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Utilize media effects research to design a media literacy intervention. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Synthesize prior research and develop theory-driven hypotheses. Audience: Graduate