Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D7DescriptionStudents examine America's mass communication systems and question how they affect human behavior in a democracy, and in social, political, and economic institutions. Students learn the stages of mass communication from the oral history stage through the arrival of the digital phase. Students discuss media literacy and the importance of an informed perspective, which includes a focus on mass communication theories, as well as public relations practice, the history of advertising and the evolution of the Internet. Survey of factors that influence the creation and distribution of media messages and their impact on society.Usually HeldMon 2:00pm–5:10pm 