Understanding Media
CMMN-X236-W01
Professor David Myers
This course introduces students to theories and processes of personal expression and social realization within digital communications media. Topics for discussion include theories of mass communication systems and effects, principles governing mass media law, the social impact of media economics, and the function of mass media news in a modern society. Students will be assigned weekly topics for discussion, analysis, and critique using a variety of social media and community-building software tools.
For information about enrolling in Loyola Summer Session, call (504) 865-3523 or e-mail summer@loyno.edu.