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Apr 28, 2024
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MDIA 5015 - Media and Development
Examines relationships between media and socioeconomic development. These relationships are explored in the context of issues that include globalization, media ownership, participatory media, the digital divide, gender, and representations of poverty in mainstream media. Connections between media and development are assessed through considering media in a variety of forms, including television, radio, the Internet, motion pictures, and participatory media. Relationships are also examined at different scales, such as the global, national, and local scales, as well as in various parts of the world, including Latin America, Asia, Africa, and parts of the U.S., including Appalachia. Along with course readings, media content viewed in class serves as a basis for discussions.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to clearly express in written form and through oral presentation their own, original research related to the course topic.
- Students will be able to critically analyze written as well as visual materials related to media and development topics.
- Students will develop an appreciation of the diversity of circumstances and perspectives related to media and development.
- Students will understand and be able to assess the various interrelationships between media and development, including media in a variety of forms.
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