COMN 452 - Mass Media and Youth

2022-2023 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 4
Lecture: 4
Non-Lecture: 0
Students in this course will gain an understanding of how children and adolescents use, interpret, and are affected by media. The concepts and research discussed will follow a developmental approach, focusing on how young children, older children, and adolescents interpret and respond to media content differently. Class topics will include media violence, eating disorders, social networking, and prosocial media, among others. Students should end the course with a more developed awareness of the unique challenges and considerations in children’s media use.

Prerequisite(s): COMN 100, COMN 260
Offered: Not on a Regular Basis