Faculty Name

Suda Ishida

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

COMM

Course Subject

COMM

Course Number

3420

Course Section

01

Course Title

Media in Global Perspective

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

D

Area of Study

CSTD, GLOB, IJRN

Course Description

Goals: To help students gain a theoretical and practical perspective on global mass media systems, both as national and international purveyors of information and culture. To examine and critically analyze the factors influencing media operations and content, including foreign policy, transnational media corporations, global civil society movement and digital media technology. Content: Examination of social, cultural, political, technical, regulatory, economic, and linguistic factors that influence media systems around the world; examination of foreign policy, transnational media corporations, global civil society movement and digital media technology; analysis of national laws, ethics, and norms in relation to media systems, including patterns of import and export of media products, analysis of the relationship between media and culture. Taught: Annually Prerequisites: COMM 1100 or 1320, or consent of the instructor or the director of the international journalism certificate program Credits: 4

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