Markets, Media, and Meaning
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Overview
Subject area
COM
Catalog Number
3111
Course Title
Markets, Media, and Meaning
Department(s)
Description
In this course, we will try to understand the market economy as a form ofcommunication. We will examine the ways economic activities inform,persuade, invent, coerce, reward, punish, judge, unite, and divide individualsand groups. To do this, we will analyze examples from popular culture,including movies, TV shows, and news stories. Assignments will include shortpapers and a creative group project.
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
035868