COMM M147
Sociology of Mass Communication
Description: (Formerly numbered Communication Studies M147.) (Same as Sociology M176.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Studies in relationship between mass communication and social organization. Topics include history and organization of major media institutions, social forces that shape production of mass media news and entertainment, selected studies in media content, and effects of media on society. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Professor Clayman is one of the nicest professors I've ever had. The class was able to sway him to only give us one paper rather than two. We were able to bargain the date for our midterm. His lectures are key! If you don't attend lecture, you'll be lost. But if you go, his lectures are very organized and easy to follow. And you'll do great on the exams. I didn't even read any of the books for the course but attended almost every single lecture and was fine. There was supposed to be two papers, a midterm, and a final. The midterm and final were true/false questions and short answer as to why it is true/false. Pretty straightforward. Highly recommend the class!
Professor Clayman is one of the nicest professors I've ever had. The class was able to sway him to only give us one paper rather than two. We were able to bargain the date for our midterm. His lectures are key! If you don't attend lecture, you'll be lost. But if you go, his lectures are very organized and easy to follow. And you'll do great on the exams. I didn't even read any of the books for the course but attended almost every single lecture and was fine. There was supposed to be two papers, a midterm, and a final. The midterm and final were true/false questions and short answer as to why it is true/false. Pretty straightforward. Highly recommend the class!
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Winter 2019 - Rossman is legit such a GREAT professor! He's super funny and woke, but sometimes lectures pretty fast. He doesn't use slides most of the time and can go on tangents which can be confusing, but he's generally pretty good at summarizing his main points at the beginning and end of lecture. Carmella (our TA) was also really great at helping us to clarify what was important in the lectures. Overall, not terribly difficult if you're going to lecture, and honestly super interesting content that changed my perspective on the entertainment industry.
Winter 2019 - Rossman is legit such a GREAT professor! He's super funny and woke, but sometimes lectures pretty fast. He doesn't use slides most of the time and can go on tangents which can be confusing, but he's generally pretty good at summarizing his main points at the beginning and end of lecture. Carmella (our TA) was also really great at helping us to clarify what was important in the lectures. Overall, not terribly difficult if you're going to lecture, and honestly super interesting content that changed my perspective on the entertainment industry.
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