Communication Law and Media Policy
The
definitions and regulations related to free speech, censorship and
political communication are being challenged by the rapid advancement
of information and communication technologies. Students interested in
communication law and/or media policy can combine courses from
communication, economics, journalism, law and political science to
craft a minor highly relevant to careers in corporate communication,
international copyright, intellectual property and entertainment law,
domestic and international policy-making, and social and political
advocacy.
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Core Courses:
COMM 322 Argumentation and Advocacy
COMM 421 Legal Communication (prerequisite COMM 322)
JOUR 371 Censorship and the Law: From the Press to Cyberspace
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Electives (select 12 units from the following):
- One course (4 units) must be in COMM:
COMM 324 Intercultural Communication
COMM 345 Social and Economic Implications of Communication Technologies
COMM 370 The Rhetoric of Ideas: Ideology and Propaganda
COMM 388 Ethics in Human Communication
COMM 402 Public Communication Campaigns
COMM 412 Communication and Social Movements
COMM 422 Legal Issues and New Media
COMM 471 Communication Systems and Technologies
COMM 489 Campaign Communication - Two courses (8 units total) must be outside of COMM:
ECON 330 The Political Economy of Institutions
ECON 434 Economic Analysis of Law
JOUR 373 The Ethics of Television Journalism
JOUR 460 Social Responsibility of the News Media
LAW 200x Law and Society
LAW 201x Law and Politics: Electing a President
POSC 441m Cultural Diversity and the Law
POSC 442m Politics of Human Differences: Diversity and Discrimination