Information and Society

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Overview

Subject area

PAF

Catalog Number

3040

Course Title

Information and Society

Department(s)

Description

This course surveys the nature, production, values, and uses of information in historical perspective; the latest developments in information technology; the ways information is produced and disseminated, and how they affect business, politics, media, science, arts, and culture; the growth of the information society; and major information policy issues in contemporary society. Cross-listed with COM 3040 and LIB 3040.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

037247

Course Schedule