Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COMM 4050 - Values, Ethics, and Diversity in American Popular Culture

Credit Hours 3
Description: This course examines the embedded cultural values and ethical behavior as they relate to diversity in popular media formats such as television, film and other mediums.  Specifically, the course will delve into character models, social paradigms and the effects of media in shaping cultural attitudes about moral and ethical behavior.  Students will also examine the American value and other messages as communicated by mass media.