2025 Fall
MEDIAST 10 001 - LEC 001
Introduction to Media Studies
Josh Jackson
Class #:25346
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
290
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 290
Waitlist Max: 40
Open Reserved Seats:
116 reserved for New Letters & Sciences Transfer Students
10 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
34 reserved for Students with 5-6 Terms in Attendance
130 reserved for Students with 3-4 Terms in Attendance
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
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Course Catalog Description
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
Freshmen/first-year students are not eligible to enroll into this course and may enroll only after their first two semesters at Cal. Enrollment Permission seats will be held until the first week of instruction.
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Freshmen/first-year students are not eligible to enroll into this course and may enroll only after their first two semesters at Cal. Enrollment Permission seats will be held until the first week of instruction.
For more information on the enrollment for this course, please visit https://mediastudies.ugis.berkeley.edu/course-enrollment-information/ show less
For more information on the enrollment for this course, please visit https://mediastudies.ugis.berkeley.edu/course-enrollment-information/ show less
Rules & Requirements
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
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
116 reserved for New Letters & Sciences Transfer Students
10 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
34 reserved for Students with 5-6 Terms in Attendance
130 reserved for Students with 3-4 Terms in Attendance
Terms in Attendance:
Undergraduate Classifications Information
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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