CMC 700 History of Media

4 hours; 4 credits

The class provides students with a comprehensive history of media practices and debates in media studies. Students are introduced to the relationships linking social and economic history, the development of new media technologies, forms of "texts," and the dissemination and impacts of mass media. This course, as well, examines the history of the field of media studies, allowing students to think about their future research for the MA thesis.

Prerequisite: Matriculation in the graduate Cinema and Media Studies program or permission of instructor; required of all matriculated candidates for the MA degree in Cinema and Media Studies