Media Studies Minor

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

Understand the foundational relationships between media, culture, and society
Explain the key developments and social actors of media history and their sociopolitical contexts
Understand the political economies of media institutions and their organized creative practices
Describe the role of media in politics and how media affect core democratic processes such as citizen participation, deliberation, and mobilization including elections, policy-making, and protests
Demonstrate advanced media production and social and aesthetic critique of media