Restricted to students in the journalism and media Master of Arts research and theory track or journalism and media doctoral students. Explore critical and cultural perspectives for communication systems. Examine ways to explain communication content, processes, organizations, interactions and outcomes, and broader social systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Journalism 395 (Topic: Mass Communication Theory II) and 384T may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Journalism 384, and consent of the graduate advisor.