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COMM 166
Media Literacy

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
UIUC Social Sciences course.

(COMM 166) Develops students' ability and skills to analyze, assess, and critically evaluate media images, words, sounds, and representations that comprise mass culture, and to understand the media's roles in the contemporary world. As part of their learning in the course, students prepare their own media, use logs and evaluate their exposure to media and advertising. Does not count toward major requirements in the College of Communications. Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore standing


Section Information
CRNTypeSectionTimeDays Location  Instructor
43711 lecture- discussion AE1 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM TR  room 180
Bevier Hall 
Glennon, I 
UIUC Social Sciences course.

Media Literacy: Moving from Consumer to CriticMedia literacy develops students' abilities to step away from the position of media consumer and into the role of media critic. Students analyze and criticize words, images, sounds, music and representations from television, film, the Internet, etc. The goal is to increase their understanding of media's roles in the contemporary world generally and in their own lives specifically. Multimedia will be used in lecture and in student presentations.

43742 laboratory- discussion AY1 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM  room 161
Noyes Laboratory 
Bhattacharya, H 
UIUC Social Sciences course.

43743 laboratory- discussion AY2 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM  room G20
Foreign Languages Bldg 
Bhattacharya, H 
UIUC Social Sciences course.

43744 laboratory- discussion AY3 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM  room 123
Gregory Hall 
Rivera, C 
UIUC Social Sciences course.

43745 laboratory- discussion AY4 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM  room 123
Gregory Hall 
Rivera, C 
UIUC Social Sciences course.