2022 Fall

MEDIAST 10 001 - LEC 001

Introduction to Media Studies

Josh Jackson

Aug 24, 2022 - Dec 09, 2022

12:00 am

Internet/Online

Class #:30979

Units:4

Instruction Mode: Online

Offered through Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

Enrolled: 300

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 300

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:

5 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, 7 hours of outside work hours, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material.

The objective of this class is to enhance students' knowledge of media's industrial and cultural functions by introducing them to key perspectives and methods of study that stress a) how media systems have and continue to develop in the United States and across the globe as well as b) how we use and make meaning with media as part of our everyday lived experiences. To consider media's social, economic, political, and cultural impact, the course will investigate a number of ways of understanding its production, form, reception, and influence, being careful to recognize how these approaches relate to each other and to a wide array of diverse case studies in television, film, recorded music, print, video games, and online.

Class Notes

Class Note: Freshmen are not eligible to be admitted to this course and may enroll only after their first two semesters at Cal. All other reserved seats will be released during Phase 2 of enrollment. For more information on the enrollment process for this course, please visit https://mediastudies.ugis.berkeley.edu/courses-info/.

The instruction format of this class and all related class sections has changed from in-person to online. show less