Catalog Course Description

With the advent of virtual communities and online social networks, old questions about the meaning of human social behavior have taken on renewed significance. Using a variety of online social media simultaneously, and drawing upon theoretical literature in a variety of disciplines, this course delves into discourse about community across disciplines. This course will enable students to establish both theoretical and experiential foundations for making decisions and judgments regarding the relations between mediated communication and human community.

Spring Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 9 hours of Outside Work Hours per week.

Summer Term

22.5 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 7.5 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Fall Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 9 hours of Outside Work Hours per week.