Description
Mass Media and Popular Culture
Requirement: ANTH 100, PLSC 102, PSYC 100 or SOCL 101 for students admitted to Loyola University for Fall 2012 or later. No requirement for students admitted to Loyola prior to Fall 2012 or those with a declared major or minor in the Department of Anthropology, Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Economics, Department of Psychology, Department of Political Science, the Department of Sociology, Human Services or the School of Nursing.

This course examines the connections between the media of mass communication and multiple forms of popular art and culture. Topics considered include the social, political and cultural organization of mass communication and its impact on values, expectations, and life styles of contemporary society.

Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the social relationships between mass media and the general population.
Details
Grading Basis
Graded
Units
3
Component
Lecture - Required
Course Attributes
Film & Digital Media Studies
International Film & Media Stu
Women & Gender Studies
Offering
Course
SOCL 123
Academic Group
College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Organization
Sociology