COMM 2308 Entertainment Media
This Course may be used to satisfy one of four electives required within the Communication major. This course focuses on the study of entertainment media from historical, critical and practical perspectives. Topics include film history, broadcast history, video games, the Internet, screenwriting, and sports media. Projects include film reviews, short screenplays, and analyses of how television networks make business decisions. In addition to lectures and screenings, the class includes a variety of practical exercises and guest speakers from across the entertainment industries.
Course overview
- Department
- Communication
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Summer
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.38 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.44 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | Joshua Truelove | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 3 of 5 |
| Summer 2025 | Matthew Sienkiewicz | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 14 |
| Summer 2024 | Joshua Truelove | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | — | 7 of 19 |
| Summer 2024 | Matthew Sienkiewicz | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 20 |
| Summer 2023 | Joshua Truelove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 of 19 |
| Summer 2023 | Matthew Sienkiewicz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 of 12 |
| Summer 2022 | Joshua Truelove | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 20 |
| Summer 2022 | Matthew Sienkiewicz | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 3 of 13 |