This course will analyze the nature and impact of mass communications in society. The class will study its development, structure, function and control. The media industry has been the corner stone of Mass Communications since the first printed page, newspaper and radio broadcast in 1906 when it was realized you could cover transmitted information over land and sea in seconds. Now in 2014, newspapers, magazines turned to electronic media; and radio/television are still evolving. Jobs are abounding with a steady growth within the industry as it moves into global webcasting and satellite communications. Students must know the basics skills in order to move into the next generation of new media.
- Subject
- MED
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Catalog
- 2025-2026 Catalog
- Source
- mec.catalog.cuny.edu