Global Media and Communication
Overview
The course introduces students to key concepts and theories around globalization, political economy, the culture industry, and the network society. Students are encouraged to consider how these ideas have influenced us, personally, socially, nationally, and internationally. An example of key topics explored may include platform capitalism, global Hollywood, labour and new media, e-waste and the environment, transnational social movements, cryptocurrency and digital value, and big data.
In this course, students engage with a variety of learning activities including, lecture, seminar style discussion and group work. Student can expect an element of team-based learning through presentation and activity design/implementation.
Some or all of the folowing methods will be used:
- Lecture/seminar
- Media (including video and documentary film)
- Discussion of class readings and materials
- Student-provided materials
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation must be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline. An evaluation schedule will be presented at the beginning of the course. The exact means of assessment will be responsive to the adjusting media landscape.
An example of assessment types and weights is below:
- Midterm exam 20%
- Final exam 20%
- Class activity lead 20%
- Group presentation 25%
- Attendance and participation 15%
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the major trends and challenges in global media and communication
- Identify appropriate theoretical frameworks for assessing trends in global media and communication
- Apply academic theories to an analysis of the global communication order
- Evaluate critical changes in the communication practices over time as competing global media influences emerge
- Create interactive presentations and activities that engage an audience in critical thinking and discussion of contemporary global issues
There are no required textbooks. Students will be provided with a series of canonical and contemporary readings each week. The readings will include academic journals, popular sources, and multimodal works.
Course Guidelines
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Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for CMNS 2200 |
|---|---|
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX ARTS 2XX (3) |
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU CMNS 2XX (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU CMNS 2XX (3) |
| Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU CMNS 2XX (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU COMM 2XXX (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG CMNS 2XXX (3) |
| Northern Lights College (NLC) | NLC COMM 2XX (3) |
| Okanagan College (OC) | OC CMNS 110 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CMNS 2XX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU CMNS 2XXX (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU COMM 2XX (3) |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW COMM 2XX (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO CULT_O 2nd (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV ARTS_V 2nd (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV MACS 2XX (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC TS 200 (1.5) |