Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 07, 2024  
Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

COM 401 - Topics in Media (4 Cr.)

(GCR Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies area)
An intensive study of a specific issue or issues in one of the major research traditions in the field. Concentration on a topic of current debate in media studies, often across formats. The specific topic for the class is posted before registration. Examples of topics include Alternative Media; Children and Television; Communication Law and Policy; and Race and Ethnicity in Film and Television. Repeatable if topic is different.   Prerequisites: at least two of the 300-level required theory/criticism and history courses, COM 262, and junior or senior status, by the beginning of the course; or permission of the instructor. Variable semesters. Program faculty.