JOUR 310 - Mass Media and Society

Recent Professors: Tyler Wyckoff, Randy Allen
Recent Semesters: Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
Class Size: Not published
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: None.
Fall 2026 Sections: View Fall 2026 sections of JOUR 310
Transfers To: UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4G · CSU GE Area D4
Description: This is an interdisciplinary course exploring aspects of communication and the impact of mass media on the individual and society. The survey includes basic communication models, books, magazines, newspapers, recordings, movies, radio, television, advertising, public relations, the Internet, theories of communication, relationships between mass media and business and government, and processes and effects from a social science perspective. Credit may be awarded for only one section of either COMM 351, ENGWR 384, or JOUR 310.
Usually Held: Tue Thu 12:30pm–3:40pm