ENG 310 - Media Law and Ethics

Credit Hour(s): 3
Survey of general principles of legal and ethical issues that arise in the mass media. Legal issues include libel, intellectual property, obscenity, censorship, and access to public records and meetings. Ethical issues include fabrication, plagiarism, and privacy. The course methodology involves the student’s learning general principles of media law and ethics and applying those principles to cases. 3 Credit(s).

This course is designated Writing Intensive; a grade of “C” or higher in this course is required for the course to count toward the six credit-hour Writing Intensive graduation requirement for Ferrum College. A student cannot earn a grade of “C” or higher in this course unless he or she earns a “C” or better on writing assignments required by the course.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Course Session Cycle: Spring
Course Yearly Cycle: Even Years