MD-UY 2164W History and Social Impact of Mass Media Communications

4 Credits

This course covers the history and social impact of mass media from Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press until today. The focus is not only on the technological aspects of these media, but also on how their development and later widespread adoption directly and indirectly affected the contemporary socio-cultural environment.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.