Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; research, 2 hours
Catalog page 495
Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior
Description: A survey of the historical development of media theory from the 1920s to the present. Uses a balanced approach to evaluate two major bodies of theory currently dominating the field of media studies: social/behavioral and critical /cultural theories.