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MDST 305 Media, Self, and Society

This course provides an exploration of the techniques used in propaganda and the persuasive communication strategies that convert ideas into ideologies. These techniques and strategies are illustrated in several ways including marketing campaigns, artistic efforts, and wartime propaganda. Lecture. Prerequisites: WRIT 113, First-Year Academic Writing; LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design or, LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines; and MDST 100, Introduction to Media Studies.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MDST 100, WRIT 113, LSCI 105 (or LSCI 106 or LSCI 205)