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.

Freshmen/first-year students are not eligible to be admitted to this course and may enroll only after their first two semesters at Cal. For more information on the enrollment process for this course, please visit https://mediastudies.ugis.berkeley.edu/course-enrollment-information/

Credit Restrictions

A deficient grade may be removed by taking Media Studies 10 or Media Studies N10.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills