COMM 166

Fall 2006 All Classes

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Media Literacy

Credit: 3 hours.

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

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci

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COMM 166 class schedule data for fall 2006
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
43742	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	3:00PM -3:50PM	R	145 Armory	Rasmusson, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/06-12/08/06 Degree Notes: UIUC Social Sciences course.
43743	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	12:00PM -12:50PM	R	431 Armory	Saul, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/06-12/08/06 Degree Notes: UIUC Social Sciences course.
43744	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	1:00PM -1:50PM	R	431 Armory	Saul, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/06-12/08/06 Degree Notes: UIUC Social Sciences course.
43745	Discussion/ Recitation	AD4	2:00PM -2:50PM	R	106B3 Engineering Hall	Rasmusson, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/06-12/08/06 Degree Notes: UIUC Social Sciences course.
43711	Lecture	AL1	11:00AM -11:50AM	TR	101 Armory	Glennon, I	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/06-12/08/06 Degree Notes: UIUC Social Sciences course. Section Info: 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. Restriction(s): Restricted to students with Freshman or Sophomore class standing.