Professor: Nicole Dahmen

4.00 credits

The mass media are one of the most powerful and pervasive institutions in our society, and it is paramount that we have foundational knowledge of how mass media function and how to take a critical lens to mass media content. This course teaches students to “unfilter” mass media content, focusing on four primary topics: the goals and functions of media; the elements of storytelling; ethical philosophy with a focus on media ethics; and the essentials of media literacy.