SOCI 375 - Media and Politics

This course uses a social scientific approach to examine the role that the media plays in American politics. Key areas of inquiry include the function of the media in democracy, the news-making process, campaigning through the news, political advertising, media effects, governing through the news, and infotainment/satire.

Credits: 1.00
Crosslisted: FMST 375
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: (SOCI 201 or SOAN 204) or (SOCI 250 or SOAN 210) or (FMST 200)
Major/Minor Restrictions: Only Sociology & Anthropology, Sociology, Film & Media Studies Majors and Minors
Class Restriction: No First-year
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts CORE: None

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