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SPCH 3331 - VIEW COURSE PROPOSAL – NEW COURSE

Approvals Received:

Department
on 10-14-04
by Jayne Hacker
(hackerje@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee
on 10-26-04
by Karen Van Horn
(vanhornk@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Curriculum Committee > Campus Assembly > Catalog

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1069 - Fall 2006

Course:

SPCH 3331

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDHU - UMM-Humanities, Div of

Department:

233 - UMM-Humanities, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

Mass Media & Society

Course Title Long:

Mass Media & Society

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

4.0 to 4.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

Examines the historical and on-going development of the relationship of media, culture, and the public. It traces and explores the developments of various communication technologies, their impacts and consequences, and their relationships to notions of "the public."

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

A-F only

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Even years only

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

LEC (no final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Graded
Component:

LEC

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
4.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

2101 or #

Course
Equivalency:

No course equivalencies

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

001054 - prereq 2101

Editor Comments:

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Assessment: Students will complete exams, papers, and graded classroom activities to evaluate their familiarity with the relevant arguments. In essays throughout the term, they will reflect upon their assumptions, and expand their critical interpretations regarding media and society. Goals: The course examines the historical and on-going development of the relationship of media, culture, and the public. It traces and explores the developments of various communication technologies, their impacts and consequences, and their relationships to notions of "the public."

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

THIS COURSE IS ONE OF SEVERAL THAT WILL SATISFY THE ELECTIVE REQUIREMENT IN THE SPCH MAJOR.

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Barbara Burke

Requirement
this course fulfills:

SS - SS Human Behavior, Social Processes and Institutions

Provisional
Approval:

Regular
Approval:

Yes; date: Oct 14, 2004