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COMS 210. Introduction to Communication Studies.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Art History & Communications (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Summer 2026, Fall 2026
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Description

The social and cultural implications of media. Surveys theory and case studies relevant key issues such as the ownership, structure and governance of media industries; the significance of emergent media technologies; and the roles of media as cultural forms and practices.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 278 or ENGC 210

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