Credit: 3 hours.

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

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. Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore standing

Section Information
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
43742	discussion- recitation	AD1	03:00 PM - 03:50 PM	R	room 145 Armory	Rasmusson, S
UIUC Social Sciences course.
43743	discussion- recitation	AD2	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	R	room 431 Armory	Saul, J
UIUC Social Sciences course.
43744	discussion- recitation	AD3	01:00 PM - 01:50 PM	R	room 431 Armory	Saul, J
UIUC Social Sciences course.
43745	discussion- recitation	AD4	02:00 PM - 02:50 PM	R	room 106B3 Engineering Hall	Rasmusson, S
UIUC Social Sciences course.
43711	lecture	AL1	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	TR	room 101 Armory	Glennon, I
UIUC Social Sciences course.
Note: This course is limited to freshmen and sophomores only. Students must register for the lecture and one lab section. 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.

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COMM 166Media Literacy

COMM 166
Media Literacy