Dec 16, 2025  
Ohio University Graduate Catalog 2015-2017 
    
Ohio University Graduate Catalog 2015-2017 [Archived Catalog]

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MDIA 7700 - Mass Communication Theory



Examines the intellectual genealogies and the factors that foster particular theoretical explanations of media’s role in society. It begins with the early pragmatists and behaviorists of the early 1900s then moves to the influence of mid-century sociologists and finally considers the divergent theoretical paths taken in the 1970s.

Requisites

Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar

Eligible grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I



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