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COMM 166
Media Literacy

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
UIUC Social Sciences course.

(COMM 166) Develops students' ability and skills to analyze, assess, and critically evaluate media images, words, sounds, and representations that comprise mass culture, and to understand the media's roles in the contemporary world. As part of their learning in the course, students prepare their own media, use logs and evaluate their exposure to media and advertising. Does not count toward major requirements in the College of Communications. Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore standing

Section Information

CRN	Type	Section	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
43711	lecture- discussion	AE1	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	TR	room 180 Bevier Hall	Glennon, I
UIUC Social Sciences course.
Media Literacy: Moving from Consumer to CriticMedia literacy develops students' abilities to step away from the position of media consumer and into the role of media critic. Students analyze and criticize words, images, sounds, music and representations from television, film, the Internet, etc. The goal is to increase their understanding of media's roles in the contemporary world generally and in their own lives specifically. Multimedia will be used in lecture and in student presentations.
43742	laboratory- discussion	AY1	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	R	room 161 Noyes Laboratory	Bhattacharya, H
UIUC Social Sciences course.
43743	laboratory- discussion	AY2	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	R	room G20 Foreign Languages Bldg	Bhattacharya, H
UIUC Social Sciences course.
43744	laboratory- discussion	AY3	01:00 PM - 01:50 PM	R	room 123 Gregory Hall	Rivera, C
UIUC Social Sciences course.
43745	laboratory- discussion	AY4	02:00 PM - 02:50 PM	R	room 123 Gregory Hall	Rivera, C
UIUC Social Sciences course.