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COMM 251 - Understanding Media Industries
Winter 2022, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Communication and Media (COMM)
Department: LSA Communication and Media
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Details

Credits:
4
Requirements & Distribution:
SS
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Draper, Jimmy
Start/End Date:
Full Term 1/5/22 - 4/19/22 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

Understanding Media Industries examines the influence of media industry organization and practices on society while offering a comprehensive overview of how the industries work, why they work as they do, and the broader theoretical and practical implications of media industry operation.

Required Texts:

Understanding Media Industries, Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc 2016 (2nd Edition of Haven and Lotz). ISBN: 9780190215323

Class Format:

Lecture twice weekly for 1.5 hours each, discussion once weekly for 1.0 hours.
 

Schedule

COMM 251 - Understanding Media Industries
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
19919
Open
4
 
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MW 10:00AM - 11:30AMLEC RM 1 MLB
1/5/22 - 4/19/22
002 (DIS)
 In Person
19920
Closed
0
 
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F 9:00AM - 10:00AM1460 MH
1/5/22 - 4/19/22
003 (DIS)
 In Person
19921
Closed
0
 
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Th 10:00AM - 11:00AM2011 MLB
1/5/22 - 4/19/22
004 (DIS)
 In Person
19922
Closed
0
 
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Th 9:00AM - 10:00AM506 BMT
1/5/22 - 4/19/22

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