JOURN 21 - Mass Communications

    Recent Professors
    Andrea M. Ibessaine
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    34 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · CSU GE Area D1 · CSU GE Area D4
    Description
    Surveys and measures the impact of mass media, including television, film, radio, newspapers, advertising, Internet, and digital media. Explores mass media's historical and contemporary effects at the individual, national, and global level. Covers theories of mass communication and introduces basic production in video, podcasting, and Internet content. Emphasizes the ethical, moral, and legal influences of the media on gender and racial issues. May be offered in a distance-learning format.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:20am–12:40pm