The entertainment industries (EI) target young people for their tremendous market force and cultural sway. How do the imperatives of market-driven media culture correspond with principles of democracy? This course will engage dialogue, reading, research, and writing oriented towards mapping the matrix between youth, the entertainment industries, and the play of democracy. How do we make sense of and become active agents in the politics, representations, political economy, and utopian possibilities of culture and the industries that have become its purveyors?

Exploration of the types of writing associated with the discipline of communication. Development and improvement of the student's writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

Exploration of the types of writing associated with the discipline of communication. Development and improvement of the student's writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

Exploration of the types of writing associated with the discipline of communication. Development and improvement of the student's writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

Exploration of the types of writing associated with the discipline of communication. Development and improvement of the student's writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

Exploration of the types of writing associated with the discipline of communication. Development and improvement of the student's writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

Exploration of the types of writing associated with the discipline of communication. Development and improvement of the student's writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

Exploration of the types of writing associated with the discipline of communication. Development and improvement of the student's writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

Exploration of the types of writing associated with the discipline of communication. Development and improvement of the student's writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

This course prepares you for professional entry into a variety of fields connected to the study of Communication. This course will review and practice practical and theoretical career and professional planning. This course has two interconnected goals: 1) Personal, professional development and 2) Understanding of career options connected to the study of Communication.