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Understanding Media & Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication. University of Minnesota Libraries. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Weekly Meetings:

Tuesday/Thursday: 

Class 1 – August 27^th – Introduction Class

Class 2 – Sept 1^st – Chapter 1 & 2 – Media Culture and Media Effects

Class 3 – Sept 3^rd – Blog #1 due/POD #1A and POD #1B

Class 4 – Sept 8^th – Chapter 1, 2 & 13 Finish 

Class 5 – Sept 10^th – POD #1C and POD #1D/Workday (Group discussion closed)

Class 6 – Sept 15^th – Books 

Class 7 – Sept 17^th – Blog #2/POD #2A & POD #2B

Class 8 – Sept 22^nd – Newspapers

Class 9 – Sept 24^th – Blog #3/POD #3

No class on Tuesday, Sept 29^th 

Class 10 – October 1^st – POD #3C&D (now just Pod C/Workday (group discussion closed)

Class 11 – October 6^th – Magazine/Radio

Class 12 – Oct 8^th – Blog #4/POD #4

Class 13 – Oct. 13^th – Music & Radio 

Class 14 – Oct 15^th – Blog #5/ POD #5

Class 15 – Oct 20^th – Guest Speaker

Class 16 – Oct 22^nd – Blog #6/ POD #6

Class 17 – Oct 27^th – Radio

Class 18 – Oct 29^th – Blog #7/ POD #7

Class 19 – Nov 3 – Movies 

Class 20 – Nov 5 – Blog #8/POD #8

Class 21 – Nov 10^th – TV

Class 22 – Nov 12^th – Blog #9/ POD #9

Class 23 – Nov 17^th – TV/Internet

Class 24 – Nov 19^th – Blog #10/ POD #10

Class 25 – Nov 24^th – Internet 

THANKSGIVING 

Class 26 – Dec 1^st – Guest Speaker

Class 27 – Dec 3^rd – News

Class 28 – Dec 8^th – Ethics & MM, Media & Govt