PSYC 3348 Media Psychology

Name: Media Psychology
Rating: 3.89 (39 reviews)

Media Psychology is the study of mediated communication, or acts of social information transmission that occur with the help of technology. This class will examine how majortheories of Social Psychology (dehumanization, social identity, attributional biases, group polarization, etc.) explain and contextualize online communication. During this class, students will read and discuss articles about major topics in mediated communication (media) and social/cognitive psychology. Information will be presented in lecture and seminar-discussion formats, and will occur through active debate about relevant subjects today. Students will learn about topics such as artificial " intelligence" and confabulation, fake news/misinformation, rumor on social media, narrative persuasion, social cognitive learning theory, and fandom studies. They will be expected to develop their own examples of relevant phenomena, using popular media and psychological science.

Course overview

Department: Psychology and Neuroscience
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites: PSYC1111 or MCPS1111 and PSYC1120 or BIOL2300 or BZAN1135 or ECON1151 or PHCG3560 or SOCY2200

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Requirements fulfilled

Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCY) course (no more than two electives from outside LSEHD) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 3.89 / 5 · Very Good
39 responses
Instructor rating: 4.09 / 5 · Very Good
39 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
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	Kelly Kane	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.3	3.9	4.2	4.5	4.5	1–3 hrs/week	39 of 47

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Kelly Kane
Spring 2027, Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.09/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Kelly Kane · Hayden Hall Room 102 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered