MD 600 - Foundations in Civic Media Seminar

Credits: 4 credits
(Fall)

The core seminar course is required in the fall semester and introduces students to such core theoretical principles of civic media as critical media studies, public and political art, theories of democracy, social movements, and governance. In addition to understanding the primary theoretical debates, students learn methodological approaches such as participatory action research, grounded theory, design research, ethnography, content analysis, and social network analysis.