Archive for December 2009
The University of Missouri - St. Louis is offering an internet based course beginning in January. Global Communications (MS 3356) is an online (3 credit) course offered for both credit and non-credit. The Spring 2010 course will begin on January 19, 2010 and it will run for 16 weeks. Global Communications consists of weekly videos, readings and discussions concerning transnational media conglomerates and their impact on culture, language, and society. Global advertising, UNESCO, CNN, BBC, Euronews, WSIS, ICANN, Al Jazeera and the internet are also discussed in detail. The textbook is Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends (Blackwell Publishers) by Tom McPhail who also teaches the course. Students from anywhere in the world - with internet access - may enroll. For additional information, see http://www.umsl.edu/~mcphailt/ To register online, go to: https://myview.umsl.edu or contact Lynn Voss at 314-516-5972
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