Course Entry Form

CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM

Author: Bernice Kennedy/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 03/31/2004 05:41 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 02/28/2018
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Course Number: (prefix) CUL (number) 223354 ESC 2.0 Course number: COMM-3045 COMM-3045Television & Culture

Name: Television and Culture
Datatel Title: (30char) Television and Culture

Area Coordinator: Cindy Conaway Department Code: 10MC Team: Humanities

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? NO
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 7. Humanities	Fully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2:	Fully or Partially:

Pre-registration Information?

Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views) Spring 1, Spring 2, Fall 1	Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views) Spring 1, Spring 2, Fall 1
First Term Offered: (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP) Last Term Offered in Print Version: Title Changes: This course was renamed effective the September 2008 term and was formerly offered as The Television and the Environment. Prior to September 2008, this course partially met the General Education requirement in Social Sciences and partially met the General Education requirement in Basic Communication. Effective September 2008, this course fully meets the General Education requirement in Humanities (it no longer partially meets the General Education requirement in Social Sciences or partially meets the General Education Requirement in Basic Communication). AC Changes:
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Description: Study television as a cultural artifact. Students will investigate television's distinctive features, programming and cultural impact. Acquire skill in interpreting the sort of cultural impact television programs may have on viewers. Discover the way television's generic conventions create limits on the creativity of television producers through group project. Become a more knowledgeable and selective viewer.

Learn to interpret television ratings and track the performance of various shows. Read and critically evaluate articles.

Note: Students must be able to analyze and write at an advanced level. Access to a television set and DVD player, and/or computer with DVD player and ability to download television programs required.

Generic:

Major Course Area Communications Humanities and Cultural Studies	Minor Course Area Arts: Visual and Performing, Communications and Media	SLN Disciplines Communications
Additional Course Requirements WWW Computer Conference		Undergrad Certificate Association:

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Archive Course:

genedcode for dpplanner: 7^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Humanities