COM 310 - Media Law & 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. Course is cross listed with ENG-310. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 - Composition & Research with grade of C or better.
Course Session Cycle: Spring Semester
Course Yearly Cycle: Even years