Course Number:
MDST*1020 (Media & Communication Studies Program)
Course Name:
Introduction to Communication Theory and Mass Media
Course Format:
E-Learning (Online Asynchronous)
Other Course Description or Assignment Information:
This course provides an introduction to essential theories of communication and traces the history of communication from early oral traditions through the dawn of literacy, mass media and the digital age, with an emphasis on how technologies of the past two centuries have shaped communication, and how emerging technologies, social media and online communities are continually changing the nature, quality and, most importantly, the impacts of information we share with each other.
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