2018 Fall
MEDIAST 111 001 - LEC 001
Media History
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
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No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 8 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
FRI, DECEMBER 14TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Hearst Field Annex A1
Course Catalog Description
This is a lecture-format survey course on the history of media forms, technologies, institutions, and regulation—from the origins of writing, invention of print technology, through the development of digital media. Attention to the specific characteristics of individual media, the changing role of media as a force in culture along with the hopes as well as anxieties they provoke, and the continually transforming institutions and business of media will all be touched on. The role of media forms in the creation of public discourse and the social controls on media through censorship, legal constraints, and economic policies will also be examined.
Class Notes
Students planning to apply to the Media Studies major in fall 2018 have enrollment priority in this course and should add to the wait list during Enrollment Phase I. This is a core course for students declaring the major in fall 2018. Enrollment is by department permission only. Decisions regarding..
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Students planning to apply to the Media Studies major in fall 2018 have enrollment priority in this course and should add to the wait list during Enrollment Phase I. This is a core course for students declaring the major in fall 2018. Enrollment is by department permission only. Decisions regarding enrollment will be made on a rolling basis over the summer. Students declared in the major prior to fall 2018 may be able to enroll in this course if seats are available and should add to the wait list during Phase II. Decisions regarding adding students declared in the major will be made on a rolling basis after the Adjustment Period begins. If allowed to enroll in the course, students declared in the major will be able to count this course as an elective for the major. All students on the wait list should have an alternate course in mind in case they are not enrolled. See Enrollment Tips on the Media Studies website: http://mediastudies.ugis.berkeley.edu/.
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
Associated Sections
None