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COM 396R - Tpc: Global Citizenship in Action: Understanding Media and Development Communication in India

Course Description: The course will provide much needed theoretical perspectives in order to grasp the complex and culturally diverse developmental realities of India. In placing emphasis on global civic competency, international service learning, and intercultural communication, this course will enable students to develop a more nuanced understanding of the roles of mass and community-based media and the meaning of "development" as it is practiced in postcolonial India. Immediately following this media/communication centric course, interested students will undertake a month long trip to India for a field study. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Communications Department Course Attributes: Inquiry and Exploration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:            Undergraduate