RTF X42 RTF 342 Topics in Global Media 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of political, social, cultural, and economic factors affecting the use and impact of communication systems in an international context. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of college coursework.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: National Media Systems.
Topic 2: Comparative Media Systems.
Topic 3: International Communication: Third World Issues. Additional prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors, upper-division standing; consent of instructor; and the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305 and nine additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; for others, upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 4: Participatory Media.
Topic 5: Intercultural Communication.
Topic 6: Development Communication. Middle Eastern Studies 341 (Topic 4) and Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Global Media Systems.
Topic 8: Development Communication and Social Change. Examines the strategic use of communication technologies and processes to engage in social change in a global context. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 322 (Topic: Dev Comm and Social Change), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Dev Comm and Social Change), Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Dev Comm and Social Change), 342 (Topic 8).
Topic 9: Media and Empire. Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Media and Empire) and 342 (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Topic 10: Digital Mainland China and Taiwan. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic 10), Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Digital Mnld China & Taiwan), Journalism 356C, 359S (Topic: Digital Mnld China & Taiwan), Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Digital Mnld China & Taiwan).