Media Industries and the Internet

This course may be used to satisfy one of four required elective courses within the Communication major. This course focuses on understanding the history of the internet and its impact on today's media industries. The course guides students through trends and issues related to a wide variety of media industries, including advertising, news, music, audio, film, television, gaming, and beyond. Students will engage with scholarly work and industry research that aims to critically reflect on how we think about the structure of the internet, the impulses that guide our social media use, and the future of media industries.