MC 400 : Media Law and Ethics

Defines the legal boundaries within which professional communicators must operate and raises important ethical issues that relate to media careers. Topics discussed in this course will include First Amendment privileges, libel, slander, moral and ethical theories and theorists, legal and ethical principles in mass media, and copyright laws.

Prerequisites

MC 150 or PR 250, MC 205, MC 210 or permission of instructor.

Overview

Program

Hours

3

Semester Offered

Fall