SPE 3400 - Media Industries

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): SPE 2400 or permission of instructor

Description: This course examines media industries with an intensive focus on the theory, economics, political influences, and methods involved in their study. Media industries are examined in light of key concepts used in understanding their roles in shaping domestic culture, driving technological change, and shaping global media. Particular attention is paid to the economic aspects which determine much of what is produced and distributed across various forms of media in an ever-changing communications environment.