Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

JOUR 4660 - International Mass Media


Development and operations of world mass communication channels and agencies. Comparative analysis of media, media practices, and flow of news throughout the world.

Requisites: ((C or better in (JOUR 2310 or 2311) or BC5374 or BC5381) and Sr
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Come to informed conclusions about current trends that are transforming media systems.
  • Compare and contrast national media systems, placing them within historical, political, social, and cultural context.
  • Demonstrate an ability to conduct research and analysis, using a variety of sources.
  • Discuss how government regulations, world and domestic markets, and social, religious and cultural factors shape media systems.
  • Explain the factors that have influenced the development of media systems in a selected group of countries in the developed and developing regions of the world.


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