MCS 399 - Methods in Media and Communication Studies

(3.00)

An introduction to interdisciplinary methods of gathering, analyzing, and presenting information used in media and communication studies research. Students will learn the theoretical assumptions behind, and rationales for, interdisciplinary methodologies. Students will establish a vocabulary for methodological approaches to research; analyze the usefulness and limits of certain qualitative and interpretive methods; examine the nature of research questions served by different methods; and design a methodologically rigorous research project. Recommended Preparation MCS 333

Course ID: 102518
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed MCS 101 and MCS 222 with a ‘C’ or better.