CO2064 Media Ethics

This interdisciplinary course addresses the ethical questions arising from the ubiquitous presence of mass media in a postmodern age. The course will give an historical overview of the crucial ethical theories relevant to communications and media. Students will apply philosophical and ethical thinking to cases mostly drawn from postmodern culture. Though the course is heavily discussion-based, there are significant amounts of reading and writing. Credits: 3

Prereq: (CO1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or CO1021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or CO1061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or CO1071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or CO Core Trans Lecture Min Credits: 3.00) And (EN1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EN1015 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00) And (FY1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or FY1001 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or FY1101 Lecture Min Credits: 2.00)