Jun 27, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

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MDIA 3171 - Children, Youth, and Media


Explores the many issues that define the relationship between children, youth, and their media: the construction of children and youth as consumers through Web sites and the Internet; the role of social networking; the consequences of screen time for young children; and the unique perspective children bring to television. Also discussed will be the public debates over youth and media and the responsibilities of the industry, the government, and adults.

Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand the commercial, educational, and public programming process.
  • Understand the consequences of gender, race, and age representations in children television,
  • Understand the definitions of childhood and the stages of development.
  • Understand the evolution and distribution of children and youth programming to the local, national, and global market.



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