MDST 2000
Introduction to Media Studies
Course Description
This course is a survey introduction to the complex and increasingly pervasive impact of mass media in the U.S. and around the world. It provides a foundation for helping you to understand how mass media -- as a business, as well as a set of texts -- operates. The course also explores contextual issues -- how media texts and businesses are received by audiences and by regulatory bodies.
Instructors
Pallavi Rao
Summer 2026Siva Vaidhyanathan
Fall 2026
mowe 9:00am - 9:50am