CAS 372 - Advanced Media Criticism, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): CAS 115
This course an advanced undergraduate examination of mediated communication theory and criticism, with the goals of 1) critically understanding media products for the messages embedded within them, 2) understanding the different interpretations various audience members or users take away from media products, and 3) of showing how theory drives research. Specific mediated contexts may vary each semester.