COMM405

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This course employs a developmental perspective to examining the relationship between the mass media and young audience members. Major topics covered include issues related to children and adolescents as a unique audience (e.g., media use habits, attention and comprehension of media content), media and their content (e.g., media violence, advertising, educational programming), media effects (e.g., fear reactions, construction of role and reality perceptions), and intervention issues (e.g., parental mediation of media exposure, media literacy, and relevant public policy).

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

COMM 101, COMM 228, COMM 300. COMM 101 and COMM 228 must be completed with a minimum grade of C in each and a minimum GPA of 2.5 across the two courses.

COMM505