Course Descriptions

The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for versions prior to Fall 2000.

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ADV 921  Media Theory

Description:
Process and effects of mediated communication. Audiences, socialization, and persuasion. Macro-societal, and intercultural perspectives. Theory construction.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - US98


ADV 921  Media Theory

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open only to doctoral students in College of Communication Arts and Sciences or the Department of Communication.
Description:
Process and effects of mediated communication. Audiences, socialization, and persuasion. Macro-societal, and intercultural perspectives. Theory construction.
Effective Dates:
FS98 - US14


JRN 921  Media Theory

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students.
Description:
Process and effects of mediated communication. Audiences, socialization, and persuasion. Macro-societal, and intercultural perspectives. Theory construction.
Semester Alias:
ADV 921
Effective Dates:
FS14 - US15


JRN 921  Media Theory

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students.
Description:
Process and effects of mediated communication. Audiences, socialization, and persuasion. Macro-societal, and intercultural perspectives. Theory construction.
Semester Alias:
ADV 921
Effective Dates:
FS15 - US19


CAS 921  Theories of Media and Information

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences or approval of college.
Description:
Overview of the relations between information theory, communication theory, and media theory, and an understanding of how these theories have evolved over time and which competing approaches coexist.
Semester Alias:
ADV 921
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open