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MPI 602

Media Languages: Old and New Vocabularies

This course explores the technical, symbolic and narrative codes and conventions that constitute the building blocks of analog and digital visual communication and contribute to recognizable media genres and styles. Key developments in media from the early nineteenth century to the present day are examined in order to understand critical and historical issues associated with them. Emphasis is placed on how visual, aural, verbal, and nonverbal forms govern the construction of media artifacts.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

MPC 210

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

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