Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4G · CSU GE Area D7DescriptionThis course is an exploration of the effects and influences of mass media industries upon American culture and society. Study will involve the examination of the major modes of mass communication media such as radio, film, newspapers, and magazines, with emphasis upon television and news media. Applying elements of established communication theory, students will identify and analyze objective and subjective media messages and content, while exploring the effects of media upon individuals and society. This course will examine the influences corporate-media institutions, in progressively fewer numbers, exert upon culture, tastes, and opinions, through the mediation of news, entertainment, and advertisements. Students will become objective media analysts, reasoning beyond the accepted, conditioned response boundaries of conventional media consumers. 