PL 318 - Communication Ethics

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: PL 201 and one additional PL 200-level course. This interdisciplinary course provides a solid grounding in the moral theory of communication ethics applied to journalism and other forms of global media. Key issues involve truth, objectivity, deception, discernment, and the rights and responsibilities of both producers and consumers of the media. Fulfills ethics core requirement. (Fall only)