COMMS 624

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Seminar on Media Law and Ethics

Communications College of Fine Arts and Communications

Course Description

Review of literature and research on ethics. Legal and regulatory relationship between government and communications; legal research methods.

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Lecture Hours

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Learning Outcomes

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Media Law

Learning Outcome

Students will understand and analyze the societal interests justifying the constitutional and legal protection of communication.

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Research

Learning Outcome

Students will understand a broad range of communications law issues and will learn in greater depth about a single issue by conducting a research project.

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Methodology

Learning Outcome

Students will understand and apply the methodologies of legal research and analysis to locate and interpret constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, administrative materials and legal scholarship.