Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionDescription: An introduction to television as an object of academic inquiry. Covers strategies for analyzing television's formal elements, including its audio and visual conventions; primary genres; evolving modes of production, distribution, and exhibition; and various critical methodologies. Provides instruction for writing about television as a complex form of creative expression rooted within history, society, and culture. Discussion is supported by a survey of American and international television examples. 54.00 hours lecture. (Letter grade or Pass/No Pass option) 