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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - Media Analysis

Course Information

Subject:	Communication (COMM)
Number:	123
Language of Instruction:	English
Prerequisites:	English Composition or by permission

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 45 contact hours, 3 semester credits, 4 quarter credits
7 Weeks Session: 45 contact hours, 3 semester credits, 4 quarter credits

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Session	Dates	Price
Fall Semester w/AUP 2009 - Sorbonne and AUP - Language and Electives	Early September - Mid December 2009	$13,995
Academic Year 2009-2010 - Sorbonne and AUP - Language and Electives	Early September 2009 - Late May 2010	$26,995

Full Description

Begins with the formal analysis of newspaper writing, advertisements and logos, and moves on to key elements of film language and narrative analysis of films, advertising and video. Examines the processes by which media products are differentiated and attributed value, and how they are deployed to form taste. Considers these in relation to various cultural and political contexts.