COMM 4471 Children and the Media
Satisfies one of two writing intensive courses required within the Communication major. Restricted to Juniors and Seniors. From film to television to mobile apps, this course examines children's media as an economic, cultural, and political entity and explores the relationships among young people and the contemporary media environment. Students will analyze various scholarly approaches and major debates in the study of children and media while also learning the larger historical contexts of those debates. This course offers a critical/cultural approach that examines the ways in which media industries, institutions, technologies and texts intersect to produce particular media practices and considers how such practices relate to the production of cultural norms or social power.
Course overview
- Department
- Communication
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Requirements fulfilled
- Communication: Electives (four courses, 12 credits): any 3-credit class offered by the department; COMM5589 Internship Practicum may count once (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Communication: Writing Intensive Seminars (two courses numbered COMM4425-COMM4499, excluding COMM4485) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.73 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.82 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 9
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Lindsay Hogan | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 14 |
| Fall 2025 | Lindsay Hogan | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 32 |
| Spring 2025 | Lindsay Hogan | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 16 |
| Fall 2024 | Lindsay Hogan | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 32 |
| Fall 2023 | Lindsay Hogan | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 34 |
| Spring 2023 | Lindsay Hogan | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 16 |
| Fall 2022 | Lindsay Hogan | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 34 |
| Spring 2022 | Lindsay Hogan | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 19 |
| Fall 2021 | Lindsay Hogan | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 38 |