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ENG 132 - Introduction to Mass Communication


Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

This course provides an overview of the nature, functions, and responsibilities of the mass communication industries in a global environment with an emphasis on the media’s role in American society. This course is an introduction to how the mass media are organized and how they function in modern society, their technological bases, economic and political foundations, and social implications.
IAI Major Course No. MC 911
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AA, AS, AAS, AGS, and Certificates where applicable (1.1)

Offered: Fall or Spring or Summer
Prerequisite(s): No Prerequisites Required
General Education: Not Applicable - Elective Only



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